Object photograph·C05700a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted IV, jug (A.16.23)

Jug in White Painted IV ware from Amathus, with a strap handle and dark painted bands on a pale body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05700a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a short neck, a strap handle on the left and a chipped rim, standing on a plain surface against a pale backdrop. Its body is decorated with dark painted bands: a group of crossing lines on the left and a fan of fine strokes on the right, with a dark band around the neck and a small ringed motif on the shoulder. A number label appears in the lower right corner of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted IV, A.16.23.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Painted IV. A.16.23.

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