Object photograph·C01949a·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip Ware (L.408.54)

Two-handled Black Slip Ware vessel with vertical fluting, from the Lapithos Kastros tombs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01949a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a flared rim on a short neck, two loop handles running from the shoulder up to the rim, and a globular body with vertical fluting from shoulder to base. It stands on a narrow ring foot against a pale background, photographed from the front. The surface is mottled with darker patches and small losses, especially around the neck and shoulder.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip Ware. L.408.54. Pl. Sl. I

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip Ware. L.408.54. Pl. Sl. I

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