Object photograph·C05830·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater (J.15332)

Two-handled painted pottery vessel on a low foot, with a band of concentric circles and diamond motifs — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05830. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled vessel with a wide neck and a low, footed base, shown upright on a pale surface against a grey backdrop. A band of concentric circles runs around the upper neck, below a dark band, and a row of diamond-shaped motifs with concentric lines lies on the shoulder. The body is decorated with several horizontal stripes and broad dark bands, and the thick handles rise from the rim to the shoulder.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater, J.15332.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator. J.15332