Object photograph·C01976·1927–1931

Pottery Black-on-Red I-III (L.422)

Two-handled pottery jar with dark painted bands and concentric circle motifs, from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C01976. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled jar with a wide rounded body, a short flared neck and a narrow ring base, photographed from the front against a plain light background. Dark painted bands run around the neck, shoulder and lower body, with two concentric circle motifs on the shoulder between the handles. The surface is pale-speckled and worn in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black-on-Red I-III. L.422. Dr.1. Bl.-on-R-I(III)

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red I-III. L.422. Dr.1. Bl.-on-R-I(III)

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