Object photograph·C01940·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora (L. 602:009)

White Painted I amphora from Lapithos, two-handled, with dark painted bands and patterned neck decoration — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01940. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled jar with a wide rounded body, a tall neck and a broad rim, standing upright on a pale surface. Dark painted bands run around the shoulder and lower body, and the neck carries panels of crossed and hatched motifs. A crack runs across the neck, the surface is worn in places, and a low ring foot forms the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.602.9.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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