Object photograph·C05739b·1927–1931

Pottery Black-on-Red I-III (A.9.171)

Pottery Black-on-Red I-III: a jug with a flared mouth, dark painted bands and a strap handle, from Amathus tombs 1-9 — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05739b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a wide flaring mouth, a narrow neck and a rounded body, shown in side view against a plain pale background. Dark horizontal bands circle the neck and lower body, and a column of dark dots runs down the shoulder on one side. A strap handle rises from the shoulder to the neck, and the surface shows a small mark on the body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black-on-Red I-III, A.9.171.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red I-III. A.9.171.

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