Object photograph·C02671·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip Ware, jug (A.J.8.64)

Jug of Black Slip Ware from Ayios Iakovos with a flaring rim, loop handle and incised chevron bands — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02671. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, burnished jug with a flaring rim, a tall narrow neck and a single loop handle running from neck to shoulder. The globular body carries incised parallel lines forming chevron and zigzag bands, and the surface shows pale worn patches. It is photographed alone on a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip Ware, A.J.8.64.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip Ware. A.J.8.64.

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