Object photograph·C05696·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome II, strainer (A.19.16)

Pottery Bichrome II strainer vessel from Amathus, with a tubular spout and painted bands — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05696. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied vessel with a tall flaring neck, a strap handle on one side and a long tubular spout on the left, its end pierced with small holes. Dark painted horizontal bands encircle the body, with vertical stripes on the shoulder, and cracks run across the surface. It stands on a small foot against a plain grey background, with a handwritten number label at lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome II, A.19.16.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome II. A.19.16.

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