Object photograph·C03230d·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus

Pale stone vessel with a wide flat rim, narrow neck and two small handles, shown against a black backdrop — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03230d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall pale stone vessel with a wide flat rim, a narrow neck and a long, tapering body with two small handles on the shoulder. Faint horizontal grooves run around the body, and the lower part of the surface is pitted and worn. The vessel is photographed against a black backdrop and mounted on a grey card with a pale margin.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A tall, slender stone vessel with a wide, flat disc-shaped rim on a short neck and a smooth body that narrows to a rounded base. Small handle lugs project on both sides near the shoulder, and the lower body shows small pits and mottling. The vessel is photographed upright against a dark backdrop, with the cream card mount and a printed number label visible at the edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone