Object photograph·C09908·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome II jug (St. Hist. Mus. 17946:16)

Pottery Bichrome II jug with a rounded body, flared neck, strap handle and dark painted bands
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09908. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery jug with a rounded body, a short flared neck with a broken, uneven rim, and a single strap handle running from the shoulder to the neck. Dark painted bands encircle the neck and body, with a pattern of crossed diagonal lines and hatched triangles on one side and a circle of concentric rings on the rounded lower body. It is photographed in three-quarter view on a pale surface against a plain grey background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pottery Bichrome II jug with a globular body, dark painted bands and a zigzag panel
Description, scan 2
The jug has a rounded body, a tall flaring neck with a chipped rim, and a strap handle on the left. Dark painted bands run around the neck and body, concentric rings sit on the left side, and a panel of zigzags and hatched triangles fills the right side. It stands on a plain grey surface against a grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome II. St. Hist. Mus. 17946:16

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome II. St. Hist. Mus. 17946:16