Object photograph·C02696·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone (M.53.21)

Tall pale stone vase with a wide flat rim and small side lugs, photographed against a black background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C02696. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single tall vessel in pale stone, shown upright against a black background. It has a wide flat disc-shaped rim on a short neck, a rounded shoulder with small projections on each side, and a long body tapering to a rounded base. The lower body has a mottled, pitted surface with darker patches, while the upper body looks smoother.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, M.53.21.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, M.53.21

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