Object photograph·C05618b·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip I-VI, jug (A.7.180)

Jug with a single handle and wide trefoil-like mouth, dark surface, photographed on a plain background, from Amathus — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05618b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a tall neck, a single loop handle rising from the shoulder to the rim, and a wavy, flared mouth. The surface is dark and mottled with lighter patches and small pale specks, with a slightly dark rim. The jug stands on a low ring foot on a pale surface against a grey backdrop, and a small number label is attached at the lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip I-VI, A.7.180.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip I-VI. A.7.180.

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