Object photograph·C01968·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome II (L.408.N.2)

Pottery Bichrome II spouted vessel with a strap handle and painted bands, from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01968. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A spouted vessel with a tall strap handle rising above a narrow neck, standing on a ring foot against a plain light background. The rounded body has dark bands around the shoulder and lower body, and further bands circle the neck. Surface wear and chipping show on the handle and rim, and the print is mounted on a card with handwritten notes along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome II. L.408.N.2.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome II. L.408.N.2.

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