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Object photograph·C09911aa·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted III-1 jug, St.Hist.Mus.17946:19

White Painted III-1 jug with a single handle and banded dark painted decoration
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09911aa. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a tall neck, a wide trefoil-like rim and a single loop handle rising from shoulder to rim. The pale surface has dark painted bands around the neck and body, with thin parallel lines and a dotted band on the neck. The jug stands alone on a plain pale surface against a grey backdrop.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • White Painted III-1 jug with a single loop handle and dark painted bands around its body and neck.
Description, scan 2
A pottery jug with a rounded body, a narrow neck and a wide, flaring mouth, standing on a pale surface against a plain grey backdrop. A single loop handle rises from the shoulder to the rim. Several dark painted bands encircle the neck, and broader bands of thin parallel lines and solid stripes run around the body; the clay surface is pale and slightly pitted.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 958. 17946:19. Pottery. Pottery White Painted III-1, St.Hist.Mus.17946:19.

Swedish, as on the record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 958. 17946:19