Object photograph·C03784·1927–1931

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV (C.M.B.1577)

Pottery jug with a flared rim, single loop handle and dark painted bands — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03784. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a flared rim, narrow neck and a single loop handle on the right side stands on a pale surface. Its pear-shaped body is reddish-buff with several dark horizontal bands painted around the neck and body, and the surface is scratched and chipped in places, notably near the base. The photograph is mounted on a card with handwritten labels around its edges.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. C.M.B.1577

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. C.M.B.1577

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