Object photograph·C03744·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora (C.M.B.63)

Pottery amphora with two handles and a ring foot, photographed alone against a pale background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03744. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The large pottery vessel stands on a short, flared foot and has a wide body that narrows toward a short, flat-topped rim. Two loop handles rise from the shoulders to the rim. Faint bands and diagonal hatching show on the upper body near the rim, and the dark surface is marked with scratches.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, (H.35cm) Cyprus Museum.B.63.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.