Object photograph·C02185a·1927–1931

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV (J.597)

Pottery jug with a single loop handle and dark painted bands on its body, from Idalion — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02185a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single-handled jug with a flaring, lipped mouth, a narrow neck and a rounded body, shown against a pale background. Dark painted arcs and bands curve over the upper body, while the lower body is plain and mottled. The photograph is mounted on a grey card with a thin border, and faint pencil lines are visible on the neck.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV, J.597.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. J.597.

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