Object photograph·C04795·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome I (A.15.16)

Two-handled jar with banded decoration, Pottery Bichrome I, from Amathus — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04795. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled jar with a wide flared rim, a dark-banded neck and a rounded body, shown upright against a plain light background. Two horizontal handles rise from the shoulder, and the body carries bands of dark paint over a pale surface, with a further band near the base. A small paper tag hangs at the left side, and the ring base is visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome I, A.15.16.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome I. A.15.16.

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