Object photograph·C01888a·1927–1931

Pottery Red Figured Ware (M.56.31)

Dark-glazed vessel with a flat ring-like body, a tall upright spout and a short side spout, with pale painted figures on its sides. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01888a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark-glazed vessel with a flat, ring-like body around a central opening, a tall upright spout rising from the top and a short horizontal spout at the front. Pale painted figures show on both sides, and the glaze is worn and flaked in places. The vessel stands on a pale surface, and the print is mounted on a card with handwriting along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Figured Ware. M.56.31. S

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Figured Ware. M.56.31. S

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