Object photograph·C03774b·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII (C.M. B.2001)

Round-bodied jug with a strap handle and flared spout, decorated with concentric rings and a cross-in-circle motif.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03774b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single jug with a rounded body, a tall neck, a flaring trefoil-like mouth and a strap handle on the left side. The body is dark with a pale motif of concentric rings and a cross inside a circle on the front, plus bands of rings around the shoulder. The vessel stands on a pale surface against a plain light backdrop, with some surface wear and light scratches visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII. C.M. B.2001

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Biochrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII. C.M. B.2001