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Object photograph·C05420·1927–1931

Pottery Plain White I-III (M.76.1.)

Plain pottery jug with a rounded body, a flared lip and a single strap handle, photographed on a grey surface.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05420. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single pottery jug with a broad rounded body, a narrow neck, a flared lip and one strap handle running from the shoulder up to the rim. Its surface is plain, with a few fine horizontal lines around the shoulder and small pits in the clay. The jug stands on a flat, pale grey surface with a soft shadow falling to the left against a light grey backdrop.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pottery jug with a single loop handle and a narrow neck, grey-white surface with faint horizontal grooves on the shoulder.
Description, scan 2
A single-handled pottery jug with a tall narrow neck, a rounded body and a flat base, photographed against a plain pale background. Two or three faint horizontal grooves run around the shoulder, and the surface is slightly pitted and uneven. Some blue pencil or marker marks show on the rim and shoulder.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Plain White I-III. M.76.1.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Plain White I-III. M.76.1.

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