Object photograph·C02668b·1927–1931

Pottery Base-Ring Ware, jar (A.J.8.10)

Base-Ring Ware jar with a wide flared rim and two small lug handles, from Ayios Iakovos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02668b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A squat jar with a rounded body, a wide flared rim and a short neck, shown standing on a pale surface and photographed from slightly above. Two small lug handles sit on the shoulder, and the upper body is painted with rows of diagonal dark bands. The surface looks worn, with lighter patches near the rim and base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Base-Ring Ware, A.J.8.10.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Base-Ring Ware. A.J.8.10.

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