Object photograph·C06616a·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, V.1.63 and V. 001:042

Alabaster vase with a flaring rim and long, rounded body, photographed against a grey backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06616a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall stone vase with a wide, flat flaring rim, a narrow neck and an elongated, rounded body that tapers toward the base. The surface is pitted and worn, with a shallow raised patch on the upper body. A small handwritten number label is attached at the top of the photograph, and the vase stands upright against a plain grey backdrop.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A single stone vessel photographed upright against a grey background. It has a tall, slender body that narrows toward the rounded lower end and a short neck under a wide, flat rim. The surface is rough and weathered, with pale patches and small pits, and handwritten notes appear along the bottom edge of the card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, V.1.63. Vouni T. 1-16, V. 001:042.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, V.1.63

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Vouni T. 1-16, V. 001:042.