Object photograph·C04987·1927–1931

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater (E.3.259)

Levanto-Helladic Ware amphora-crater, close view of one handle and a painted motif on the shoulder — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C04987. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Close view of the shoulder and lower body of a large two-handled vessel, with one handle on the left and dark bands around the base. The shoulder carries a painted motif with a curved neck and head, hatched strokes and wavy lines below, and cracks and surface losses are visible on the clay. The vessel is cut off by the frame at the top, right and bottom, against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater, E.3.259.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater. E.3.259.

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