Object photograph·C01889a·1927–1931

Pottery Red Figured Ware (M.41.18)

Squat painted vessel with a tall strap handle and ring foot, decorated with pale motifs on a dark ground — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01889a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A squat vessel with a rounded body, a tall strap handle rising from the shoulder, and a ring foot seen at the front. The dark surface carries pale painted motifs with feather-like strands and rows of dots, some partly hidden by the handle. The vessel stands on a light surface against a plain backdrop, and the print has a card border with a handwritten number label along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Figured Ware, M.41.18.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Figured Ware. M.41.18.

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