Object photograph·C04708·1927–1931

Amathus T. 2-26, Amathus, Tomb 8. Pottery

Pottery vessels from Tomb 8 at Amathus: jars, jugs, bowls and plates laid out in rows on a white cloth.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04708. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Rows of pottery are laid out on a white cloth. Large two-handled jars with banded decoration stand in the top rows, followed by smaller jugs, juglets, bowls and shallow plates in the lower rows. Some vessels are cracked or missing pieces, and a few broken plates lie at the bottom.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26, Amathus, Tomb 8. Pottery.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Amathus T. 2-26, Amathus, Tomb 8. Pottery.

More from Amathus-Western Necropolis, SCE Tomb 8

67 items in the archiveThe tomb →

Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)