Object photograph·C02680·1927–1931

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater, alabastron (A.J.8.55)

Pottery vessel with two handles, a flared rim and dark painted bands, from Ayios Iakovos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02680. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A squat pottery vessel with a short neck, a flared rim broken on one side and two loop handles stands on a pale surface. Dark painted bands run around the body, with a wavy band across the shoulder, a cluster of dots and thin light lines near the base. The surface shows scratches, chips and wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater, A.J.8.55.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater. A.J.8.55.

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