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Object photograph·C02161b·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora (M. 065:009)

Two-handled painted amphora from Marion, with a four-petalled motif in a panel on the shoulder.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02161b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled jar with a wide rounded body and a narrow foot, photographed straight on against a pale ground. A panel below the rim holds a four-petalled motif between vertical bands, with painted horizontal bands at the neck and shoulder. Cracks and repaired breaks run across the body, and parts of other objects appear at the left and right edges.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Row of nine pottery vessels, including two large two-handled amphorae with painted panels on the shoulder
Description, scan 2
Nine vessels stand in a row on a pale background, photographed from the front. The two tallest are two-handled amphorae with a painted panel on the neck showing a four-armed motif and a painted band around the body; both show cracks and repairs. Between and at the ends are a small jug with a loop handle, a jar with small lugs, a small juglet, a two-handled bowl, a stemmed cup and two small two-handled cups.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, M.65.9.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)