Object photograph·C03762a·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome III (B.1988)

Painted pottery vessel on legs with horizontal bands and checkered panels, Pottery Bichrome III — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03762a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round painted vessel with a wide flared rim and two loop handles stands on tubular legs on a pale surface. Horizontal bands run around the lower body, and the upper zone has checkered panels flanked by stylised plant and hooked motifs. Below the body, between the legs, a dotted lozenge panel is painted, and the surface shows chips and worn patches.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome III, Cyprus Museum, B.1988.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome III. Cyprus Museum.B.1988