Object photograph·C05166·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora (L.406.91)

Pottery White Painted I amphora standing on three legs, with dark painted bands and hatched triangles — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05166. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery vessel with a wide flat rim stands on three splayed legs against a plain grey backdrop. Dark painted bands run around the neck and shoulder, with crossed strokes and vertical lines, and the lower body has hatched triangles and diagonal lines. Cracks show across the body, and a small number label sits at the upper left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.406.91.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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