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Object photograph·C09916a·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted V jug (Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 969)

White Painted V jug with a single loop handle and dark painted bands, photographed against a plain background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09916a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery jug with a rounded body, flat base, short flaring neck and a single loop handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. The pale surface carries dark horizontal bands around the neck, shoulder and lower body, and the rim is chipped at the mouth. It is photographed alone on a plain pale surface and backdrop.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pottery jug with a single loop handle and dark painted bands around the body, on a plain surface.
Description, scan 2
A round-bodied pottery jug with a narrow neck, a rim with a small chip, and a single loop handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. Several dark horizontal painted bands encircle the body, with the thicker bands near the base and a pair of bands on the shoulder. The jug stands on a pale surface against a plain grey backdrop, photographed straight on.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 969. 17946:75

Swedish, as on the record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 969. 17946:75