Object photograph·C04984·1927–1931

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater (E.3.163)

Two-handled painted pottery vessel with a wide mouth and a footed base, shown against a plain grey background.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04984. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large two-handled vessel with a wide, flaring mouth and a tall footed base stands on a pale surface. The body is pale with dark horizontal bands around the shoulder, belly and foot, and a row of painted motifs with curving linear and plant-like designs sits across the upper body; the mouth area is darker and worn. A small label with a number is placed at the lower right corner of the photograph.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater, E.3.163.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater. E.3.163.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)