Object photograph·C05699a·1927–1931

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV, amphora (A.23.25)

Two-handled amphora in Black-on-Red II-IV pottery, from Amathus tombs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05699a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied, two-handled jar with a short neck and small ring base, in buff-grey fabric with small pale inclusions. Dark painted horizontal bands run around the shoulder and lower body, and a wavy line marks the neck. The vessel stands on a pale surface, with a number label at lower left and a few cracks visible on the neck and handle.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV, A.23.25.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. A.23.25.

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