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Object photograph·C09900c·1927–1931

Vessels from Ajii Omologitades, Politiko T1914 and Limassol Oasis T1

Pottery vessel with a filling hole and broken spout, shown beside a scale bar
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09900c. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A dark, rounded pottery vessel with a wide opening on the top and a pointed spout on the right, its tip broken away, standing on a low ring base. A scale bar lies on the surface to the lower left. The grey backdrop and surface are plain, and the print shows dust specks and scratches.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Two small lamps with spouts beside a scale bar, from Ajii Omologitades, Politiko and Limassol Oasis
  • Dark vessel with a short spout and wide round opening, shown beside a scale bar
Description, scan 2
Two small lamps with rounded bodies, a round opening on top and a spout on one side sit on a pale surface. The left lamp has a broken spout and the right one a chipped rim, and both have dark, worn surfaces and low ring bases. A scale bar with alternating dark and light segments lies in front of them.
Description, scan 3
A single dark vessel with a wide round opening on top and a short spout projecting to the right, its broken tip showing. The surface is pitted and encrusted, and the vessel rests on a low ring base on a grey surface against a plain grey backdrop. A scale bar lies in front of it on the 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)