Object photograph·C01901d·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Jug (L.412.9)

White Painted I jug from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, with banded decoration and a strap handle — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01901d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a rounded body, a tall narrow neck, a flaring lip and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. Dark painted bands run around the neck and body, and a cross-hatched panel is painted on the shoulder beside the handle. The surface is pitted and chipped in places, and the jug stands on a short ring foot against a plain background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Jug, L.412.9.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Painted I Jug. L.412.9.

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