Object photograph·C05713·1927–1931

Pottery Black-on-Red III_V - V_VII, amphora (A.2.48)

Pottery Black-on-Red amphora from Amathus with concentric circles and vertical bands, photographed against a grey backdrop — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05713. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large two-handled amphora with a flaring rim, wide rounded body and short foot, seen from the front against a grey backdrop. Dark horizontal bands run around the neck and body, with rows of concentric circles and feathery vertical bands between them. The surface is cracked, several areas of the body are restored or missing, and a number label stands at lower left.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black-on-Red III_V - V_VII, A.2.48.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red III_V - V_VII. A.2.48.

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