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Object photograph·C09900·1927–1931

Vessel: Ajii Omologitades + Politiko T1914 + Limassol Oasis T1 (73)

Dark vessel with a wide mouth and tapering spout, photographed on a surface beside a scale bar.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09900. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, rounded vessel with a wide, shallow opening on top and a tapering spout projecting to the right, with a raised rounded lug on its side. It stands on a light surface against a plain grey background, with a scale bar lying in front of it at lower right. Small scratches and spots mark the photograph.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Vessel with a wide rim opening and a long tapering spout, photographed beside a scale bar
  • Two pottery oil lamps with pointed nozzles, placed side by side in profile beside a scale bar.
Description, scan 2
A dark, rough-surfaced vessel with a rounded body, a raised ring-shaped rim around a wide central opening, and a long tapering spout projecting to the right. A dark patch and pitting mark its side, and a lumpy base or foot shows underneath. A scale bar lies on the surface at lower left against a plain grey backdrop.
Description, scan 3
Two pottery oil lamps stand side by side in profile on a pale surface against a plain grey backdrop. Each has a round filling hole in a raised rim and a pointed nozzle projecting to the right; the left lamp has a small lug on its side, and the right one has a low foot. A scale bar lies in front of them.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Ajii Omologitades + Politiko T1914 + Limassol Oasis T1. 73

Swedish, as on the record

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

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Ajii Omologitades + Politiko T1914 + Limassol Oasis T1. 73

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