Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C05024·1927–1931

Pottery White Slip Ware

Pottery White Slip Ware vessel with a long spout, painted with dark bands, dotted panels and zigzags
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05024. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rounded vessel with a wide mouth and a long projecting spout stands on a pale surface against a plain backdrop. Its light surface is decorated with dark horizontal bands, vertical panels of dots and a zigzag pattern on the spout. A diagonal crack runs across the upper body and a break line is visible on the lower body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Slip Ware.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Slip Ware.