Object photograph·C03348·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora (L.322E.116)

Two-handled amphora with a narrow neck and rounded body, standing on a metal ring stand, from Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03348. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large two-handled amphora with a narrow neck, flared rim and rounded body, shown on a metal ring stand against a plain grey backdrop. Its surface is dark and mottled, with cracks and paler patches where the surface has been restored or lost. Two loop handles rise from the shoulders, and a small lug sits on the upper front of the body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora, L.322E.116.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Amphora. L.322E.116.

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