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Object photograph·C09911·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip I-VI (St.Hist.Mus.17946:14)

Black Slip I-VI pottery jug with a single handle, pinched spout and low ring base
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09911. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a rounded body, a tall neck and a pinched spout, with a single handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. A horizontal groove runs around the shoulder and faint vertical streaks mark the lower body. The dark grey surface has pale flecks and worn patches, and the jug stands on a low ring base against a plain pale grey backdrop.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pottery jug from the Black Slip group, with a strap handle, pinched spout and ring base
Description, scan 2
A single pottery jug photographed against a plain grey background, with a globular body, a short neck, a pinched spout and a tall strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. A faint horizontal groove runs around the upper body, and the dark surface shows lighter worn patches. The jug stands on a low ring foot on a pale surface, with a card border and handwritten marks along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip I-VI. St.Hist.Mus.17946:14

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip I-VI. St.Hist.Mus.17946:14