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Object photograph·C05334b·1927–1931

Pottery from Marion, Tomb 31

Pottery from Marion, Tomb 31: two large jars at top, a row of jugs and juglets in the middle, and bowls and small jugs along the bottom.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05334b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three rows of pottery photographed against a plain pale backdrop. The top row has two large jars, one wide-bodied with a short neck and one tall two-handled amphora with a pointed base and cracks on its body. The middle row holds about eight jugs and juglets of varying height, several with handles and some with painted bands, and the bottom row shows a small handled jug, a juglet and five bowls, some with ring feet.

English, translated from the original record

Jars and bowls from Tomb 31 at Marion.

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