Object photograph·C08913·1927–1931

Pottery Pithos Ware

Large pale pottery pithos on a white plinth, with a man in a dark suit standing beside it for scale. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08913. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A very large pale jar with a narrow flaring neck, rounded shoulders and a tapering base stands on a white plinth in a dimly lit room. Its surface shows curved raised bands on the upper body, a set of horizontal bands around the middle and some surface cracks. A man in a dark suit stands to the right of the jar, showing its height.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Pithos Ware.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Pithos Ware.