Object photograph·C02677·1927–1931

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar, bottle (A.J.8.40)

Pottery bottle with a flaring neck, two loop handles and dark painted bands and concentric circles, from Ayios Iakovos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02677. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular pottery bottle with a tall flaring neck and two loop handles on the shoulder, standing on a low ring base. A broad dark band runs down the left side of the body beside a panel of dark painted marks, while close concentric circles with a dark central spot fill the right side. The surface is worn and slightly chipped, and the vessel is photographed against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar, A.J.8.40.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar. A.J.8.40.

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