Object photograph·C01898·1927–1931

Pottery Red Figured Ware. M.41.5. Cyprus Museum

Dark glossy pottery vessel with a tall loop handle and pale painted motifs, photographed from the front. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01898. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied vessel with a tall loop handle rising from its shoulder to a wide, flat-topped mouth facing the viewer. The dark, glossy surface carries pale painted or incised motifs, including a fish-like shape and a curling scroll on the right and a spiral-like design on the left. It is shown against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Figured Ware. M.41.5. Cyprus Museum.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Figured Ware. M.41.5. Cyprus Museum.

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