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Object photograph·C09909·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted II (17946:11)

White Painted II jug with a flared rim, a strap handle and dark bands and concentric circles on a pale body
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09909. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery jug with a flared rim, a tall neck banded with dark stripes, and a strap handle rising from the shoulder on the left. The round body has a large set of concentric circles on the front and a hatched triangular motif on the right, all in dark paint on a pale surface. The vessel stands on a plain grey backdrop, photographed from a slightly raised angle.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • White Painted II jug with a flared neck, loop handle and dark concentric circles on the body
Description, scan 2
A globular jug with a tall flared neck, a broad rim and a single loop handle, shown against a plain pale background. The pale surface carries dark painted bands around the neck and shoulder, a large concentric-circle design on the front of the body, and a panel of hatched triangles and diagonal strokes on the right side. The print is mounted on a card with a border.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 955. 17946:11. Pottery White Painted II, SI.Hist.Mus.17946;11.

Swedish, as on the record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 955. 17946:11