Object photograph·C01930a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.428.46)

Clay vessel modelled as a four-legged animal, with a tubular spout at the head and a strap handle, from Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01930a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single pottery vessel shaped like a four-legged animal, shown in profile against a plain light background. A tubular spout projects from the head, a strap handle arches over the back, and a small cylindrical neck with a broken rim rises from the back. The surface is smooth and matte, with some chips and cracks.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.428.46.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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