Object photograph·C03179·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III amphora (L.309B.I.)

Pottery Red Polished III amphora from Lapithos, with two handles, a flared neck and a rounded body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03179. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single vessel stands on a clear support, with its thin legs visible beneath the rounded body. It has a tall cylindrical neck with a flared rim, two vertical loop handles running from the shoulder to the neck, and small round knobs on the neck. The dark surface is worn, with pale flaking patches, and the vessel is shown against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III amphora, L.309B.I.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Amphora. L.309B.I.

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