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Object photograph·C06647·1927–1931

Pottery Black Lustrous Ware (Acc.707)

One-handled dark pottery jug with a narrow neck, flared rim and dotted decoration on the body.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06647. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, rounded one-handled vessel with a narrow neck, a flared rim and a short ring foot, shown alone against a pale grey backdrop. The surface has rows of small dotted impressions in diagonal and curving bands, along with worn patches and small flaking. A handwritten note appears on the mount below the vessel.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Lustrous Ware, Acc.707.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.