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Object photograph·C09896·1927–1931

Bowls (J1672)

Side view of a dark pottery bowl with a flared rim and short ring foot, with a scale bar in front.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09896. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A low, wide bowl with a thick rounded rim and a short ring foot is photographed in side view against a plain grey backdrop. Its surface is dark and slightly mottled, with some wear and dust. A scale bar with alternating dark and light segments lies on the surface in front of the bowl.

Other scans of this record (4)

  • Side view of a bowl with a wide, shallow body and a short foot ring, on a plain grey background
  • Three dark pottery bowls of different sizes with short feet, standing in a row with a scale bar in front.
  • Bowl with a low ring base and a crack running down one side, shown in side view on a plain surface
  • Three bowls with ring feet standing in a row on a pale surface, with a scale bar in front.
Description, scan 2
A single bowl is photographed from the side on a pale surface against a plain grey backdrop. Its wide, shallow body curves inward to a short, straight foot ring, and the surface looks dark and smooth with a few small marks. Scratches and light spots mar the print, and the card border of the mount is visible around the edge.
Description, scan 3
Three bowls stand in a line on a flat surface against a plain grey backdrop. The bowl on the left is small and shallow, the middle one is taller with a sloping body and a flat rim, and the one on the right is wide with a rounded body. Each has a short foot, and a scale bar with alternating light and dark segments lies in front of them.
Description, scan 4
A single bowl is photographed in side view, centred on a light, plain background and a flat surface. It has a wide, shallow body with a rounded rim and a short, narrow ring foot. A dark crack runs diagonally across the left side of the body, and the print shows small specks and light marks.
Description, scan 5
Three pottery bowls stand side by side on a pale surface, each on a short ring foot. The left bowl is shallow with a visible crack along its side, the middle one has a flaring rim and a slightly darker lower body, and the right one is deeper with a rounded body. A graduated scale bar lies on the surface in front of them.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Ajii Omologitades + Politiko T1914 + Limassol Oasis T1. 10;21;47;51, 22;52

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Ajii Omologitades + Politiko T1914 + Limassol Oasis T1. 10;21;47;51, 22;52

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