Object photograph·C03334·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora (L.322E.69)

Pottery Red Polished III amphora from Lapithos, tall dark body with three openings and incised bands — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03334. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The vessel stands on a pale surface against a plain grey backdrop. Its tall, dark body has three rounded openings stacked one above another and is decorated with incised zigzag, chevron and hatched bands. Lighter patches show where the surface has worn away, and two bowl-like lobes form the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora, L.322E.69.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Amphora. L.322E.69.

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