Object photograph·C04787a·1927–1931

Pottery Polychrome III-VII (A.8.18)

Pottery jug from Amathus with a strap handle, pinched spout and dark painted bands and strokes on the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04787a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a single strap handle, a pinched spout and a rounded body stands on a pale surface against a plain background. Dark painted bands run around the lower body and broad dark strokes with a curving motif decorate the upper body. The surface is pale and slightly rough, with small pits visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Polychrome III-VII, A.8.18.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Polychrome III-VII. A.8.18

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