Object photograph·C05855·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted II (A.7.140)

White Painted II jar from Amathus, tombs 1–9, with horizontal painted bands and two loop handles — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05855. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jar with a flaring rim, narrow neck and two loop handles, photographed against a plain background. Dark painted bands with thin white lines run around the neck, shoulder and lower body, and a vertical group of painted strokes marks the upper body. A crack runs across the middle of the body and a small chip is visible at the base; a number label sits in the lower right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted II, A.7.140.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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