Object photograph·C09192·1927–1931

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar (Acc. 355a)

Round-bodied pottery vessel with a narrow neck and strap handle, painted with dark bands, photographed against a grey backdrop — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09192. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied vessel with a narrow neck, a flared foot and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. Its pale surface is decorated with dark painted bands and wavy stripes that run around the body and neck, and fine cracks cross the surface. It stands on a plain surface against a grey backdrop, with a handwritten caption along the lower edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar. Stockholm. Acc. 355a.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Bowl-Jar. Stockholm. Acc. 355a.