Object photograph·C04258·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made (Mi.10.43)

Painted jug with a strap handle and banded decoration, from Milia. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04258. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single jug with a tall, flaring neck and a strap handle running from the rim down to the shoulder. The body has dark horizontal bands, with circular and spiral motifs on the shoulder and star-shaped patterns on the neck. The surface is worn and speckled, and the jug stands on a plain surface against a pale grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made, Mi.10.43.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made. Mi.10.43.

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