Object photograph·C06555·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome III, jug (K.563)

Jug of Pottery Bichrome III from Kition, with painted horizontal bands and vertical stripes on the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06555. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a tall neck, a flaring lip and a strap handle rising from the rim to the shoulder, shown against a plain pale background. Horizontal painted bands encircle the body, dark vertical stripes run up the shoulder, and two small motifs appear on one side. The vessel is broken and repaired, with cracks and a dark hole in the body, and it stands on a ring foot.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome III, K.563.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome III. K.563

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