Object photograph·C05332b·1927–1931

Pottery from Tomb 7 at Marion

Juglet and amphoriskos from Tomb 7 at Marion, standing side by side against a plain background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05332b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two ceramic vessels with dark, smooth surfaces stand side by side on a pale surface against a light backdrop. On the left is a small juglet with a single loop handle, a narrow neck and a rounded body with horizontal grooves. On the right is a larger two-handled amphoriskos with a wide mouth, a short neck and several dark horizontal bands on its lower body, with light speckling across its surface.

English, translated from the original record

Pottery from Tomb 7 at Marion: an amphoriskos and a juglet, with pots and bowls.

Type: Object photograph
Number: C05332b
Date: 1927–1931 (not dated individually: the span of the collection)
Find context: 1929 (Marion/Polis necropoleis (Tombs 1-98: Sikarka-Kokkina, Potamos tou Myrmikof, Evrethades, Kaparka): March to July 1929; sources differ)
Site: Marion
Excavation: Marion: the Swedish Cyprus Expedition
Tomb: Marion-Potamos tou Myrmikof, SCE Tomb 7
Objects shown: M. 007:002 (amphoriskos), M. 007:001 (juglet)
Published as a plate in: The Swedish Cyprus Expedition: Finds and Results of the Excavations in Cyprus 1927-1931, Vol. II (text), Pl. XXXVII.5 (probably)
Holder's label: Marion T. 2-30. Marion, Tomb 7. Pottery. 1, 2
Materials: black-and-white print, glass negative
Keywords: bowls, pots
Held by: Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm
Licence: Public domain (CC0) (our English text: CC BY 4.0)

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)