Object photograph·C01971b·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora (L.420.38)

White Painted I amphora with dark horizontal bands, two side handles and a low ring foot, seen from the side. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01971b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single two-handled vessel stands on a pale surface against a plain grey backdrop. It has a wide flared rim, a narrow neck with several dark horizontal bands, and a rounded body with a broad dark band around the lower shoulder. The handles rise from the shoulder on either side, and the vessel stands on a low, flat ring foot with some surface wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.420.38.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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