Object photograph·C01961·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome II (L.402.9)

Pottery Bichrome II two-handled jar from Lapithos, Kastros tombs, with painted bands and hatched motifs on the shoulder — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01961. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled jar with a tall, flaring neck and a rounded body, photographed alone against a plain pale background. Dark painted bands run around the neck and body, and hatched triangular motifs appear on the shoulder between the handles. A crack runs down from the rim and a faint bluish mark shows on the shoulder.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A two-handled jar with a flared rim, a narrow neck and a rounded body tapering to a small base, photographed alone against a plain light background. Its grey-brown surface shows horizontal bands, fine scratches and a crack running down from the rim on one side. The two handles rise from the shoulder, and the lower body is smooth with faint horizontal marks.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome II, L.402.9.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome II. L.402.9.