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Object photograph·C02695b·1927–1931

Sand-core glass (Marion, Tomb 7)

Sand-core glass amphoriskos from Marion Tomb 7, with a ribbed body and a loop handle on one side.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02695b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small amphoriskos photographed upright against a grey backdrop. Its body is ribbed in rounded bands, with a short neck, a flared rim and a single loop handle running from rim to shoulder on the left. Large sections of the body are broken away on the lower left and lower right, leaving open gaps, and the surface is pitted and weathered.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Glass amphoriskos with a ribbed body and single handle, from Marion Tomb 7; part of the body is broken away.
Description, scan 2
A small vessel with a flared rim, a narrow neck and a single loop handle rising from the rim to the shoulder. The body is ribbed in vertical bands and has a large hole with broken fragments on one side, while the base is partly missing. The surface looks pale and encrusted in places, and the vessel is shown standing upright against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Sand-core glass. Glass amphoriskos, Marion Tomb 7.

Swedish, as on the record

Sandvärmeglas

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)