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Object photograph·C08612·1927–1931

Pottery Pithos Ware (Acc.680)

Close view of a pottery fragment with incised signs on its upper surface, Pottery Pithos Ware
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08612. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Close-up photograph of a thick, coarse pottery fragment with broken edges, shown against a pale grey background. Its upper surface bears deep incised marks, including a cross-like sign and several vertical and horizontal strokes. The lower body of the fragment falls away into shadow, and a handwritten number label sits in the bottom corner.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Fragment of a thick pottery vessel wall with incised vertical and horizontal signs on its outer surface
Description, scan 2
Close photograph of a thick pottery fragment lying on its side, with a rounded, broken edge at the left and a worn, pitted surface. Several incised marks cross the outer face: vertical strokes meet horizontal lines, forming a group of signs. Chipping and surface wear are visible along the lower edge, against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Pithos Ware. Inscriptions on Bronze Age Pottery, Acc.680.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Pithos Ware.