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Object photograph·C06859·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III bowl (M.K.H.)

Pottery Red Polished III bowl with a loop handle on the left and a short spout on the right, shown from the side
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C06859. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rounded vessel with a wide open mouth and a dark interior, shown in side view on a patterned cloth against a pale backdrop. A loop handle rises from the rim on the left and a short projecting spout extends on the right. The surface is worn and mottled, with lighter patches where the coating has flaked.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Red Polished III bowl with a loop handle and a spout-like lip, photographed on a draped cloth
  • Red Polished III bowl with a loop handle and a spout-like projection, photographed on a patterned cloth.
Description, scan 2
A large round-bodied bowl with a wide open mouth, shown in side view against a pale draped backdrop. A loop handle rises on the left and a pointed, tapering projection extends from the right side of the rim. The surface is worn and mottled, with darker patches and a reddish-brown tone, and the bowl rests on a patterned cloth.
Description, scan 3
A large, deep bowl with a rounded body that narrows toward a flat base, shown in side view on a patterned fabric. A loop handle curls up on the left and a small pointed projection extends from the right rim. The surface is worn and mottled, with darker patches and a rough, pitted texture, and the interior is partly visible at the top.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III bowl. M.K.H.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Bowl. M.K.H.