Object photograph·C01971a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphoriskos (L.420.5)

White Painted I amphoriskos from Lapithos, with two handles, a flared rim and a wavy painted band — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01971a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery amphoriskos with a flared rim, rounded body and short footed base, standing upright on a pale surface against a grey backdrop. Two small loop handles sit on the shoulder, and dark and light horizontal bands run round the neck and body. A dark wavy band encircles the shoulder, and the rim has a striped pattern.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.420.5.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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