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Object photograph·C09900b·1927–1931

Vessels from Ajii Omologitades, Politiko T1914 and Limassol Oasis T1

Two pottery oil lamps with spouts, with a scale bar in front of them
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09900b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two small pottery lamps stand side by side on a pale surface, each with a filling hole on top and a pointed spout. The left lamp has a rough, encrusted surface and a chipped area, while the right one is darker and smoother. Each sits on a low ring foot against a plain grey backdrop, with a banded scale bar lying on the surface below them.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Dark pottery vessel with a wide top opening, a pinched spout and a ring foot, shown with a scale bar
  • Oil lamp with a rounded body and pointed nozzle, shown beside a scale bar.
Description, scan 2
A single dark pottery vessel stands on a grey surface against a plain grey backdrop. It has a squat rounded body, a wide circular opening on top, a pinched spout projecting to the right and a low ring foot. A scale bar lies in the lower left corner, and the surface is mottled and chipped in places.
Description, scan 3
A single lamp with a rounded body, a wide filling hole on top and a pointed nozzle with a small opening at the right end. The surface is rough and pitted, with a pale chipped patch on the side and a ring-shaped base beneath. It stands on a plain surface, with a scale bar of alternating dark and light segments in the lower right.

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)