Object photograph·C05273b·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora (L.313B.16)

Red Polished III amphora from Lapithos with two handles and incised decoration — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05273b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a rounded body, a short flared neck and a wide rim, shown upright against a plain grey background. The dark surface is incised with chevrons, hatched panels, vertical bands and a concentric circle on the body, and each handle has a hole through it. Pale patches of residue or wear show on the lower body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III Amphora, L.313B.16.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Amphora. L.313B.16.

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