Object photograph·C08956·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Amphora

Drawing of a White Painted I amphora with two handles, banded decoration and zigzag bands on the neck — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C08956. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled amphora with a tall, flared neck and a broad, rounded body tapering to a narrow foot. The neck carries bands of zigzag and a small round boss, and the shoulder has hatched triangular panels either side of a plain central area. Below, a broad dark band runs round the body, followed by a wavy line and several horizontal bands on the lower body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Amphora.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.