Object photograph·C03798·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Cyprus Museum (B.852)

Painted pottery jug with two handles and spiral bands, from the Bichrome series, shown on a plain surface. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03798. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The vessel has a squat, rounded body, a short wide neck and two loop handles set on the shoulders. The upper body carries a band of dark and pale S-shaped spirals, with a dark band below and a plain lower body. Several cracks run across the surface, and the vessel stands on a light, plain ground.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Cyprus Museum, B.852.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Cyprus Museum. B.852