Object photograph·C05578·1927–1931

Pottery Polychrome III-VII, jug (M.57.6)

Pottery Polychrome jug with modelled figures on the neck and shoulder and dark painted bands on the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05578. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a flaring neck, a single strap handle, an ovoid body and a pedestal foot, photographed on a pale surface against a grey backdrop. Dark painted bands run around the upper body, and modelled human-like figures and an animal-like form are applied to the neck and shoulder on the left. A break line with repairs is visible on the lower body, and a small number label stands at the lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Polychrome III-VII, M.57.6.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Polychrome III-VII. M.57.6.

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