Object photograph·C04755·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug (A.8.39)

Pottery Bichrome IV jug with a broken neck, a strap handle and horizontal bands around the body, seen from the side — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04755. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a short, broken neck and a single strap handle rising from the neck to the shoulder. Several horizontal bands run around the shoulder and body, with a darker band between paler ones, and the surface shows small pits and wear. The jug stands on a pale surface against a plain backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug, A.8.39.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. A.8.39.

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