Object photograph·C02074·1927–1931

Pottery Black Glazed Ware, kantharos (M.36.8)

Black glazed kantharos with two curving handles, photographed in side view against a pale background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02074. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, glossy pottery vessel with a wide, shallow bowl, a flared rim and two tall handles that rise above the rim and curve outwards at the top. It stands on a short, stepped ring foot. The vessel is photographed alone in side view against a plain pale backdrop, with its surface showing small wear marks.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Glazed Ware, M.36.8.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Glazed Ware. M.36.8.

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