Object photograph·C04091·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, So.66;43

Two stone vases with flared rims, one squat and one tall, photographed side by side on a plain grey backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04091. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two vessels stand side by side on a plain grey surface against a pale backdrop. The left vessel is wide and squat, tapering toward the base, with a flat, thick rim and mottled surface. The right vessel is taller with a narrow neck, a rounded body and a flared rim, with a pale band encircling its lower body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, So.66;43.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, So.66;43

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