Object photograph·C06617·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone (V.7.2)

Alabaster vase from Vouni, Korakas tombs, with a flat disc-shaped rim and two small lugs on the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06617. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall stone vessel with a narrow neck and a broad flat disc-shaped rim, its long body swelling and curving to a rounded base. Two small lugs project from the sides of the body near the middle. It is shown upright against a grey backdrop, with a small paper label with handwritten marks at the top right.

Other scan of this record (1)

Description, scan 2: A single tall vessel in pale, smooth stone is shown upright against a grey backdrop. It has a wide disc-shaped rim on a short narrow neck, an elongated body tapering to a rounded base, and two small projecting lugs on the sides. The surface looks worn and slightly mottled, and the print is mounted on a pale card with a border and handwritten notes along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Vouni T. 1-16, V. 007:002. Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, V.7.2.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Vouni T. 1-16, V. 007:002.

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, V.7.2