Object photograph·C06826·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III Bowl, hydria (L.303B.8)

Large globular pottery vessel with a short rim, photographed close up, from the Lapithos Vrysi tou Barba tombs
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06826. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large round-bodied pottery vessel fills the frame, with a narrow rim along the top and a small hole in the body near the base. The surface is mottled with dark patches and pale crusty deposits, with faint ribbed marks on the upper middle. It is set against a wooden board and a pale support.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III Bowl, L.303B.8.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Bowl. L.303B.8.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)