Object photograph·C01581c·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, V.1.61

Alabaster vase with a wide flat rim and two small lug handles, from Vouni — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01581c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale stone vase with a wide, flat rim around a round mouth, a short neck and a rounded body tapering to a base. Two small lug handles project from the shoulders. The surface is mottled with dark patches and pitting, and the photograph is set against a plain dark background.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A squat stone vessel with a wide flared rim and a narrow mouth, photographed from slightly above against a black background. Two small lug handles project from the shoulders, and the pale surface is mottled with darker patches and small pits. The body rounds towards a base that is not fully visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Vouni T. 1-16. Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, V.1.61.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Vouni T. 1-16.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, V.1.61