Object photograph·C08703b·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV jug (752)

Pottery Bichrome IV jug with a strap handle, painted with a large bird and geometric patterns, shown against a grey backdrop. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08703b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a tall neck, a flared rim and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim, shown against a grey backdrop. Its surface is painted with large dark motifs, including a long-necked bird with a crested head and a rosette on the right, framed by bands, stripes and spirals. Cracks run across the body, and a small painted number is visible near the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, plate - jug. Metropolitan Museum. 752

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Metropolitan Museum. 752