Object photograph·C03143i·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, bottle (M.36.16)

Tall alabaster vessel with a short neck and two small lugs on the upper body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03143i. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall, tapering stone vessel with a short cylindrical neck, photographed upright against a grey backdrop. Two small lugs project from the upper body, and faint horizontal grooves encircle the body near the top and bottom. The pale surface is speckled with small pits and shows some wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, M.36.16.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, M.36.16

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