Object photograph·C05717b·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip Painted, amphora (A.19.18)

Two-handled footed vessel with a fluted lower body and painted bands, from Amathus — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05717b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a low foot, photographed in side view against a pale background. The lower body is covered with vertical grooves, and the neck carries a wavy painted band above a broad dark painted band. The rim and handles show some wear and chipping. A small paper number label sits at the lower left, beside the foot.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip Painted, A.19.18.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip Painted. A.19.18.

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