Object photograph·C03801a·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Cyprus Museum

Jug with a round body, a tall neck and dark painted bands, with a bird-like motif on the upper body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03801a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a tall cylindrical neck, a broken rim and a flat base, shown upright against a plain pale background. Its surface has dark vertical bands down the body, horizontal banding on the neck and shoulder, a bird-like figure with outstretched wings near the shoulder, and two concentric circle motifs on the lower body. Some of the paint is worn away in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Cyprus Museum.

Swedish, as on the record

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