Object photograph·C03151·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III jug (L. 307B:011)

Red Polished III jug from Lapithos with incised chevron decoration — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03151. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a tall neck that leans slightly to one side, a loop handle running from the neck to the shoulder, and a short spout projecting from the rounded body. The surface is worn and pale in patches, with incised zigzag lines on the neck and a broad chevron of parallel grooves across the body. The vessel stands on a pale blue ring base against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III Jug, L.307B.11.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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