Object photograph·C04763a·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome III (A.18.27)

Pottery Bichrome III jug with a loop handle, dark painted bands and a hatched pattern on the shoulder — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04763a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The jug stands on a narrow foot and has a flared rim, a single loop handle rising from the neck to the shoulder, and a rounded body. Dark horizontal bands run around the neck and body, and a group of hatched triangles and lines is painted on the upper body beside the handle. The surface is mottled and worn, and the vessel is shown against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome III, A.18.27.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome III. A.18.27.

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