Object photograph·C03820·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater. Cyprus Museum

Pottery Bichrome IV amphora-crater, a two-handled vessel with a painted band on its tall neck — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03820. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large two-handled pottery vessel with a tall flaring neck and a rounded body, photographed alone against a pale background. The neck bears painted bands of zigzags and a panel of dark motifs including spirals and figure-like forms, and the body has horizontal bands of lines. The surface is worn in places, and a small number label appears in the lower corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater. Cyprus Museum.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator. Cyprus Museum.