Object photograph·C02646·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, M.2.1

Tall pale stone vessel with two handles and a ribbed stopper, photographed upright on a dark background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02646. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall vessel of pale stone with two looped handles rising from the shoulder to the upper body. The narrow neck carries a stopper made of stacked rings and a small knob at the top, and the rounded base ends in a short ring foot with a chipped edge. It stands upright against a black background, with the surface showing faint mottling and a few marks.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A tall two-handled vessel of pale, smooth alabaster with a narrow neck, rounded shoulders and a tapering body on a stepped ring foot. A tall stacked stopper with a knob sits in the mouth, and the vessel is shown upright on a black background. A handwritten label is written along the bottom edge of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, M.2.1.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, M.2.1

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