Object photograph·C05214a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I amphora (L.420.32)

Pottery White Painted I amphora from the Kastros tombs at Lapithos, with two handles and wavy painted lines — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05214a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled pottery jar with a rounded body and a short flaring neck, its rim broken at the top. Dark painted bands encircle the shoulder and lower body, and two wavy lines run across the upper body between the handles. A small number label is visible near the base, and the vessel is shown against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora, L.420.32.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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