Object photograph·C05643·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII (M.5.18)

Jug with a pinched mouth, single strap handle and dark painted bands, from Marion tombs 1–30 — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05643. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a tall neck, a pinched lip and a single strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. Dark painted bands run around the body and neck, with a few pale dots on the shoulder and short strokes below the neck. A crack runs down the lower body and a small hole is broken through it, and the vessel stands on a low foot against a plain pale background on a cream card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII, M.5.18.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Biochrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII. M.5.18.

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