Object photograph·C05232·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip Ware, jug (L.320.33)

Black Slip Ware jug from Lapithos with a strap handle and incised hatched decoration on the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05232. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, glossy jug with a wide flaring mouth, a rounded body and a tall strap handle rising above the rim on the right. A small lug with a perforation projects from the left side of the body. Incised diagonal hatching and chevron-like bands run around the upper and lower body, separated by a ridge, and the surface shows worn pale patches. It is photographed in side view against a pale backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip Ware, L.320.33.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip Ware. L.320.33.

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