Object photograph·C01943·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora (L.420.40)

Pottery White Painted I vessel on three legs, with painted triangle motifs and bands, photographed against a plain background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01943. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery vessel standing on three short legs, shown in three-quarter view against a plain light background. The wide open mouth has a thick flared rim, and a raised band divides the upper body, which carries a row of dark painted triangles, from the lower body. The lower body and legs have horizontal painted bands with rows of short vertical strokes, and the left leg is chipped at its edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.420.40.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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