Object photograph·C05829·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater (J.1534)

Pottery Bichrome IV amphora-crater with two handles, painted bands and a chevron panel on the shoulder — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05829. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a flaring rim, two loop handles rising from the shoulder, a wide body and a short flat ring foot, shown in three-quarter view against a plain grey backdrop. The neck carries wavy and banded lines, the shoulder a panel of radiating chevrons beside a checkered field and branch-like motifs, and the lower body close horizontal bands.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater, J.1534.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator. J.1534

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