Object photograph·C04720·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted IV (A.5.21)

Round-bodied jug with a tall neck, a strap handle and concentric painted rings, White Painted IV from Amathus — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04720. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a tall cylindrical neck, a broken, uneven rim and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the top of the neck. The body carries concentric painted bands around the shoulder and a large dark disc at the centre filled with concentric rings. The small ring foot is visible, and the surface is pitted and worn against a plain light backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted IV, A.5.21.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Painted IV. A.5.21.

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