Object photograph·C05729·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome III, amphora (S.9.1)

Pottery Bichrome III amphora with painted bands, cross-hatched neck panels and a zigzag shoulder band — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05729. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall two-handled vessel with a wide flared rim, narrow neck and rounded body on a low ring foot. The neck carries panels of vertical lines, cross-hatching and small ring motifs between horizontal bands, and a zigzag band runs across the shoulder. Dark horizontal bands encircle the body, cracks show on the surface, and a number label sits at lower left against a plain background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome III, S.9.1.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome III. S.9.1.

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