Object photograph·C01876a·1927–1931

Pottery Plain White VII (M.55.6)

Pottery Plain White VII, a round-bodied jug with a single strap handle and a broad flat mouth — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01876a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The jug has a globular body, a short neck with a flattened, disc-like mouth, and a single strap handle running from the shoulder up to the neck. Its light grey surface is rough, pitted and flaking in places, and the base is broken with visible cracks. It stands on a pale surface against a plain light background, and the photograph is mounted on a card with a border and handwriting along the lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Plain White VII, M.55.6.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Plain White VII. M.55.6.

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