Object photograph·C03389b·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora (L.322B.31)

Pottery Red Polished III amphora from Lapithos, with incised concentric circles and curved lines on body and flat top — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03389b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied pottery vessel photographed alone against a pale background. A broad, flat top or lid runs across the mouth, decorated with incised concentric circles and vertical lines, with two small holes pierced through it. The body is covered in incised concentric arcs and fan-like lines, with a small horizontal lug at the centre, and the surface is worn and cracked in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora, L.322B.31.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Amphora. L.322B.31.

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