Object photograph·C04010·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora (L.309B.24)

Pottery Red Polished III amphora with two handles and incised decoration on the neck and shoulder — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04010. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular pottery vessel with a tall, flared neck and two loop handles, standing on a metal ring stand against a pale backdrop. Incised diagonal strokes and dots decorate the neck, and a raised band with incised lines and dots sits on the shoulder between the handles. The surface is dark in places and pale and flaking across the lower body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora, L.309B.24.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Amphora. L.309B.24.

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