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Object photograph·C09899·1927–1931

Vessels from Ajii Omologitades, Politiko T1914 and Limassol Oasis T1

Pottery lamp with a projecting spout and round filling hole, photographed beside a scale bar
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09899. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A lamp with a wide round filling hole on top, a pinched spout projecting to the right and a ring foot, shown from the side on a plain grey surface. Its surface is mottled and worn. A scale bar lies at lower left and a number label is in the bottom right corner, with scratches and marks across the print.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Oil lamp with a pointed nozzle and ring base, photographed in side view beside a scale bar.
  • Two dark oil lamps with pointed nozzles stand beside a scale bar on a pale surface
Description, scan 2
A single lamp is photographed in side view against a plain grey background. Its round body has grooves near the top, a round filling hole sits on the upper surface, and a long pointed nozzle extends to the right above a low ring foot. A scale bar lies along the lower right edge, and the dark surface shows some yellowish residue on the left side and worn patches.
Description, scan 3
Two dark lamps with rounded bodies, filling holes with raised rims and pointed nozzles stand side by side on a pale surface. Each sits on a low foot, and a scale bar lies in front of them against a plain pale background. The surfaces look worn and mottled, and the left lamp shows a few horizontal grooves around its top.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Ajii Omologitades + Politiko T1914 + Limassol Oasis T1.

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)