Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·C09912b·1927–1931

Cypro-Hell. II bowl

Grey-black pottery bowl with a wide mouth and relief decoration of bands and motifs on its body
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09912b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A deep, rounded bowl with a slightly flared rim is shown alone against a plain pale backdrop, photographed from slightly above. The grey-black surface is worn and mottled, with several horizontal bands of raised relief decoration around the body, including small stamped or applied motifs near the base. A crack runs down from the rim on one side.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Cypro-Hell. II bowl, grey-brown with raised ornament in bands around the body
Description, scan 2
A deep bowl with a rounded body, a slightly flared rim and a small base, shown against a plain light background. The grey-brown surface is pitted and flaking in patches, with horizontal bands of raised ornament, including small rosette and square motifs, around the lower body. Handwritten notes and a number label appear along the bottom edge of the card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Hell. II.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Hell. II.