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Object photograph·C05836b·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater (J.684)

Pottery Bichrome IV amphora-crater (J.684) from Idalion, with a pedestal foot and two broken necks
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05836b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular vessel on a short pedestal foot, photographed on a plain light surface. Two tall necks at the top are broken, and the upper body has dark angular painted panels between them. Horizontal bands of dark paint and fine lines encircle the body, and a small number label sits at the lower right edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater, J.684.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator. J.684.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)