Object photograph·C02678·1927–1931

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar, stirrup jar (A.J.8.1)

Stirrup jar from Ayios Iakovos with horizontal dark bands on its body, photographed on a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02678. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery stirrup jar with a rounded body that narrows to a ring foot. A short neck and spout rise beside a tall strap handle, and the body is decorated with many horizontal dark bands. The surface is worn and flaked in places, and a small round number label lies on the surface below the foot.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar, A.J.8.1.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar. A.J.8.1.

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