Object photograph·C05115a·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater

Large painted pottery amphora-crater with two handles, banded and geometric decoration on the body and neck.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05115a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large two-handled painted vessel stands on a wooden surface against a plain grey backdrop, photographed straight on. The neck carries a band of zigzags above a panel of diamond and cross-hatched motifs, and the shoulder has a row of pendant leaf or tongue shapes above horizontal bands. The lower body is plain with a few dark horizontal stripes, and the surface shows some small cracks and wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator