Object photograph·C05858·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug (A.7.43)

Jug from Amathus with a rounded body and dark concentric circles and bands painted on it — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05858. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a short flaring neck, a wavy painted line near the rim and a strap handle rising from the rim to the shoulder. Dark concentric circles and arching bands are painted on the body, including a large ring across the front and a bullseye of many rings on the right. The jug stands on a plain pale surface against a pale backdrop, shown in a mounted print with a handwritten label along the lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug, A.7.43.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. A.7.43.

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