Object photograph·C03798b·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV jug (B.928)

Pottery Bichrome IV jug with a flared rim, single handle, and painted bands and triangles — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03798b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a tall neck, flared rim and a single loop handle rising from the shoulder. Painted decoration includes a row of triangles and diagonal strokes below the handle and many horizontal bands around the lower body, ending in a broad dark band above the base. The surface is speckled and worn, and the jug stands on a pale surface against a plain light background, mounted on a card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Cyprus Museum.B.928

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Cyprus Museum.B.928