Object photograph·C05727·1927–1931

Roman Wares I-III (A.17.141)

Pottery jug with a single strap handle, a flared mouth and incised lines on the body, from Amathus — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05727. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single pottery jug photographed on a plain grey backdrop, seen from the side at a slight angle. It has a flared mouth, a grooved cylindrical neck, a strap handle rising from the rim to the shoulder, and a rounded body with several incised lines near the shoulder. Hairline cracks run across the body, and the low foot ring is broken in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Roman Wares I-III, A.17.141.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Roman Wares I-III. A.17.141

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