Object photograph·C01837·1927–1931

Pottery Plain White VII, amphora (M.22.1)

Two-handled amphora, Pottery Plain White VII, from the Marion tombs, shown upright against a pale card mount — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01837. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled amphora stands upright on a pale card mount. It has a wide flat rim, a narrow neck with two loop handles, a rounded ovoid body and a pointed base ending in a small knob foot. The grey-brown surface shows light scratches and mottled wear, with a crack near the base and a handwritten label in the lower corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Plain White VII, M.22.1.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Plain White VII. M.22.1.

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