Object photograph·C05619c·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII, amphora (A.16.94)

Two-handled amphora with concentric circle motifs and painted bands, from Amathus — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05619c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The vessel stands on a plain surface against a pale grey backdrop, shown from the side with two strap handles rising from its shoulder. Concentric circles appear on the neck and on the body, set between dark horizontal bands of paint, and the rim is decorated with diagonal hatching. Pale reflections and faint blotches cross the surface, and the print is mounted on a card with handwriting along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII, A.16.94.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Biochrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII. A.16.94.

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