Object photograph·C03382a·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III jug (L.314B.65)

Red Polished III jug from Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba tombs, standing on a metal ring stand — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03382a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a tall, slightly flaring neck and a single loop handle rising from the neck to the shoulder. Its dark surface is worn, with pale patches where the surface has flaked away, especially on the rim and the right side of the body. The jug stands on a dark metal ring supported by three thin legs, set against a plain light background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III jug, L.314B.65.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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