Object photograph·C03154·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished II amphora (L.302A.8)

Pottery amphora with two handles and white incised linear decoration of bands and arcs. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03154. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, round-bodied two-handled jar with a flared neck, photographed upright against a pale grey backdrop. Its surface is covered with pale incised lines forming horizontal bands, fan-like arcs and rectangular hatched panels, with loop handles on the shoulder. The base sits on a pale support and the rim has some chips and surface wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished II amphora, L.302A.8.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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