Object photograph·C03220ab·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus (M.47.37)

Alabaster vase with two small lug handles near the rim, photographed against a dark background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03220ab. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall, pale stone vase tapers from a wider rounded base to a narrower top with a slightly rough, uneven rim. Two small rounded lug handles project from the upper body on either side. The vase stands upright and fills most of the frame against a dark backdrop, with a light border around the print.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A tapering stone vessel of pale, slightly mottled material, wider at the rounded base and narrowing toward a chipped top. Two small knob-like handles project from the upper sides. It is photographed upright against a dark backing on a grey card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, M.47.37.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, M.47.37