Object photograph·C01933a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted II (L.413.27)

White Painted II jug from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, with a flattened disc-shaped body and concentric painted circles — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01933a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a flattened, round body, a strap handle running from the shoulder up to the neck, and a flared mouth with a chipped rim. The body has several concentric painted bands around its edge and a dark central disc ringed by fine lines, with a pale circle at the centre. It is shown upright from the front against a plain pale background, and the print is mounted on a card with a narrow border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted II, L.413.27.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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