Object photograph·C02679a·1927–1931

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware bowl-jar (AJ.8.31)

Bowl-jar of Levanto-Helladic Ware from Ayios Iakovos, seen from the front — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02679a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round bowl-jar with a short upright tube-like spout on the left and a strap handle rising from the top, with a raised central boss ringed by concentric circles. The dark body carries light and dark painted bands and arcs of concentric lines, and the surface shows cracks and chips. The vessel stands on a pale surface, and the print is mounted on a card with a border and number labels along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar. AJ.8.31.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar. AJ.8.31.

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