Object photograph·C05365d·1927–1931

Alabaster vessels from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone (A. 022.31)

Ribbed alabaster vessel from Amathus seen from above, with a small central opening — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05365d. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round object is photographed from above, its edge divided into many radiating ribs or lobes around a small central opening. Dark streaks and pale patches mark the grey surface, and the print is mounted on a pale card with a narrow border.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A round object with radiating ribs or lobes around its edge is photographed from above, with a small dark hole at its centre. The lobed outline gives it a flower-like shape, and the photograph is soft and out of focus. It is mounted on a pale grey card with a cream border, and the lower-left corner of the card is chipped.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amathus T. 2-26. Alabaster vessels from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, A. 022.31.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Amathus T. 2-26.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, A. 022.31