Object photograph·C05801·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater, amphoriskos (A.9.28)

Painted pottery amphora-crater from Amathus with a flared neck and two side handles, photographed against a grey backdrop — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05801. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular vessel with a flared neck, two horizontal loop handles on the shoulder, and dark painted bands around the body with a wavy band across the shoulder. The pale surface is worn in places and the base is plain. A handwritten number label is attached at the top edge, and the print is mounted on a cream card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater, A.9.28.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator. A.9.28.

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