Object photograph·C04006b·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III jug (L.323D.5)

Jug with a loop handle and incised chevron and band decoration, Red Polished III jug from Lapithos — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04006b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single jug with a round body, a loop handle rising from the shoulder to the neck, and a broken, open mouth at the top. Its dark-toned surface has incised horizontal bands on the neck and shoulder and a zigzag of parallel incised lines across the body, with more bands near the base. A small knob sits under the vessel, which is photographed on a pale surface against a plain background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III jug, L.323D.5.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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