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Object photograph·C09916·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted IV jug (St.Hist.Mus. 17946:41)

White Painted IV jug with a round body, tall neck and strap handle, decorated with dark bands and concentric circles
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09916. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a tall neck, a trefoil-like flared mouth and a single strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. The pale surface carries dark painted bands around the body and neck, with two concentric circle motifs on the shoulder. The jug stands alone on a plain surface against a grey backdrop, photographed in three-quarter view.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • White Painted IV jug with concentric circles and horizontal bands painted on a pale surface
Description, scan 2
A round-bodied jug with a single strap handle, a flat-lipped spout and a tall narrow neck banded with two dark lines. Dark concentric circles sit on the shoulder above closely spaced horizontal lines, a broad dark band and two thin lines near the base. The jug stands on a ring base against a pale backdrop, and the surface shows small pits and wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted IV. St.Hist.Mus. 17946:41.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Painted IV. St.Hist.Mus. 17946:41