Object photograph·C01877·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII, amphora (M.52.2)

Pottery amphora with a flared rim, two small handles and a ring base, photographed alone — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01877. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large pottery jar with a narrow neck, flared rim, two small handles on the shoulder and a ring base, shown alone against a plain pale background. The surface is worn, with pale patches of flaking slip and horizontal bands around the neck and body, and a hairline crack runs down the neck. The photograph is mounted on a card with a pale border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII, M.52.2.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Biochrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII. M.52.2.

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