Object photograph·C03829a·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater. Cyprus Museum

Painted two-handled vessel, Pottery Bichrome IV, amphora-crater, with bands and motifs on the shoulder — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C03829a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled painted vessel with a tall neck, handles rising from the shoulder to the rim, and a broad body on a low ring foot. Horizontal bands run round the body and neck, and the shoulder carries a plant-like motif, concentric circles and hatched triangular panels. The surface is worn and scratched, and the photograph is mounted on a card with a pale border.

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.