Object photograph·C01951a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora (L. 408:038)

Two-handled White Painted I amphora from Lapithos, photographed against a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01951a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery amphora with a wide, rounded body, two loop handles rising from the shoulder to the rim, and a short ring foot. A row of small dotted decoration runs around the shoulder, with fine horizontal lines near the base. The pale surface has some dark spots and a crack near the foot, and the vessel stands on a flat surface against a plain wall.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.408.38.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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