Object photograph·C05650·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII, amphora (A.9.58)

Two-handled pottery jar with a painted band of diagonal strokes, from Amathus — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05650. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled jar with a wide flat rim, a short flaring neck and a rounded body, shown upright on a pale surface against a plain background. Light painted bands run around the body, with a row of diagonal strokes forming zigzag triangles between them. A small number label stands at the lower right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII, A.9.58.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Biochrome-Red I_IV - IV_VII. A.9.58.

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