Object photograph·C03388·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished II amphora (L.314B.26)

Red Polished II amphora from Lapithos with two loop handles and a flared rim, shown on a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03388. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a flared rim and short neck, shown at a three-quarter view on a plain pale surface. Two loop handles join the shoulder to the neck, and the wide lower body has vertical grooves and a broken lower edge. The surface is patchy with flaking and dark areas, and a crack runs from the neck across the shoulder.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished II amphora, L.314B.26.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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