Object photograph·C04763·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome III (A. 018:008)

Pottery Bichrome III jug from Amathus with a strap handle and painted bands on the upper body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04763. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a single strap handle and a pinched, lipped mouth, photographed alone against a pale background. The upper body carries dark painted horizontal bands with thin parallel lines, and a small triangular motif with light outlines sits on the shoulder beside the handle. The lower body is left plain and pale, and a crack runs down the right shoulder.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome III. A.18.8. V

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome III. A.18.8. V

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