Object photograph·C01849·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII, jug (M.58.68)

Bichrome-Red jug with a small figure on the shoulder and a bird-headed spout — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01849. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall, round-bodied jug stands on a ring base against a plain grey backdrop. It has a single loop handle on the right, a projecting spout shaped like a bird's head on the left, and a small seated figure on the shoulder reaching toward the spout. The body has horizontal bands of dark and light colour, and there is a broken hole with chipped edges in the lower body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII, M.58.68.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Biochrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII. M.58.68.

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