Object photograph·C05807·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip Ware, jug (A.21.17)

Pottery Black Slip Ware jug with a twisted handle and broken rim, from Amathus — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05807. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a tall neck, an uneven broken rim and a thick handle of twisted, ribbed bands. The dark surface has vertical incised lines and small pale speckles, and there are two small holes in the body. The jug stands on a low ring foot against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip Ware, A.21.17.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip Ware. A.21.17.

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