Object photograph·C03727a·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV plate-jug

Bichrome IV plate-jug with a globular body, high strap handle and painted bands and concentric circles — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03727a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a tall neck, flaring mouth and a strap handle rising from the shoulder above the rim. The upper body has a painted panel with a dark, stylised figure or animal motif flanked by concentric circles, and the lower body has rows of concentric circles and horizontal bands. The jug stands on a plain light surface against a pale backdrop, photographed straight on.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, plate - jug. Cyprus Museum. V

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Cyprus Museum. V