Object photograph·C05212·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.420.10)

Animal-shaped pottery vessel with a dark painted lattice and triangle pattern, from the Lapithos Kastros tombs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05212. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale pottery vessel modelled as a four-legged animal with a short head and snout, and a tubular neck or spout rising from its back. The body is covered with dark painted bands forming a lattice of diamonds and triangles, and the head shows some chipping. It is photographed in profile on a plain grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.420.10.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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