Object photograph·C09895c·1927–1931

Jar handle and vessel (T1667)

Pottery jug with a strap handle, broken rim and ring base, shown beside a scale bar
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09895c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single pottery jug with a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the top of a tall, narrow neck, its rim broken and jagged. The body is rounded with a sharp angle below the shoulder and tapers to a low ring foot, and the surface is worn and pitted. A scale bar lies on the plain surface below, and a small handwritten label is visible on the lower left of the body.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Pottery jug with a strap handle and narrow neck, photographed against a plain background beside a scale bar.
  • Pottery jug with a strap handle, narrow neck and broad body, photographed on a ledge with a scale bar
Description, scan 2
A single pottery jug with a tall narrow neck, a strap handle running from the rim down to the shoulder, and a broad rounded body on a small ring base. The surface is pale, with darker mottled patches on the lower body, and the rim has a small chip. A scale bar lies on the surface in front of the base, and a small handwritten mark is visible on the body.
Description, scan 3
A single pottery jug stands on a grey ledge against a plain grey backdrop. It has a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the top of a narrow neck, a broad rounded body tapering to a low ring base, and a chipped rim. A scale bar lies on the surface in front of the base.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Ajii Omologitades + Politiko T1914 + Limassol Oasis T1. T1667

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Ajii Omologitades + Politiko T1914 + Limassol Oasis T1. T1667

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Ajii Omologitades + Politiko T1914 + Limassol Oasis T1.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)