Object photograph·C03701·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone (V.3.17)

Elongated oval stone object from Vouni, one side rough and pitted, the other smoother
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03701. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single elongated oval stone object, pale grey, stands upright on a grey mount with cut corners. One side is rough and heavily pitted with small hollows, while the central and right areas are smoother with faint scratch marks and a few small dark spots. Handwritten notes are partly cut off along the bottom edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Elongated oval stone object with a rough, pitted surface, from Vouni, Korakas tombs.
Description, scan 2
A large elongated object of pale grey stone, narrower at the top and broader toward the bottom, photographed upright against a dark grey backdrop. The right side is shadowed and heavily pitted, while the left face is smoother with faint marks and a slight angular bulge on its left edge. No rim, neck or base is clearly visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Vouni T. 1-16. Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, V.3.17

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Vouni T. 1-16. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, V.3.17

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)