Object photograph·C02075·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora (L.401.105)

Pottery vessel with a ring-shaped base, painted triangle bands, a modelled bird and an animal head, photographed against a pale background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02075. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery vessel photographed in profile against a pale background. Its ring-shaped base is painted with triangles and checkerboard bands, and a tall flared neck rises from the ring. A modelled bird sits on the top at right, an animal head projects at left, and an arched handle and smaller pot-like forms appear behind, with some cracks and chips visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.401.105.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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