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Object photograph·C09913b·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome V (St.Hist.Mus.17946:82)

Bichrome V jug with a tall neck, strap handle, painted bands and a dark ring motif on the body
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09913b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a tall narrow neck, a flared mouth and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. Dark painted bands encircle the neck, shoulder and body, with a large dark ring enclosing a smaller circle on the lower body. A triangular hole is broken through the shoulder, and cracks run across the surface; the jug stands on a plain grey surface.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pottery Bichrome V jug with a single loop handle and painted concentric bands
Description, scan 2
A round-bodied jug with a tall neck, banded near the rim, and a single loop handle rising from the shoulder to the mouth. Dark painted bands encircle the body, with a large dark circular motif with a pale centre on the front. Cracks run across the surface and a triangular piece is missing from the shoulder near the neck, against a plain pale background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome V. St.Hist.Mus.17946:82

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome V. St.Hist.Mus.17946:82