Object photograph·C01974a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.420.69)

Pottery White Painted I vessel with a loop handle, spout and three legs, decorated with bands and diamond patterns. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01974a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small clay vessel with a loop handle rising from the rounded body to a flaring spout on the right and a pointed lip on the left, standing on three short, stubby legs. The body is painted with horizontal bands and rows of diamond and checkerboard patterns, with some paint worn away. It is shown alone against a plain pale backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.420.69.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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