Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C03744a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora

Pottery White Painted I amphora with two handles and diamond and band decoration, photographed on a plain background.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03744a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The vessel stands on a low ring foot and has a wide body that narrows toward a short neck with a flat, slightly flaring rim. Two tall vertical handles rise from the shoulders above the rim. The dark, worn surface carries horizontal bands and a central panel of lozenge and diamond patterns.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.