Object photograph·C04746·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug (A.8.66)

Jug with a strap handle, a trefoil-like spout and a wavy incised band around the shoulder, photographed on a plain surface. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04746. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a tall flaring neck, a strap handle rising from the rim to the shoulder, and a spout on the opposite side. A wavy band of incised or ridged decoration runs around the upper body, with fine horizontal lines lower down. The surface is worn and mottled, and the jug stands on a pale, plain surface against a light backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug, A.8.66.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. A.8.66.

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