Object photograph·C05649·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater (A.9.44)

Two-handled pottery amphora-crater from Amathus with painted bands and a criss-cross pattern on the body. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05649. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single pottery vessel with a tall, flaring neck marked by ridges, two handles on the shoulder and a rounded body. Dark painted horizontal bands run around the shoulder and base, and a panel between them carries crossed diagonal strokes and vertical lines. A small number label stands at the lower left against a plain grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater, A.9.44.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator. A.9.44.

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