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Object photograph·C09917a·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV jug (ST.Hist.Mus.17946:49)

Bichrome IV jug with a single loop handle and dark painted bands, shown against a plain background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09917a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A small jug with a flared rim, a cylindrical neck decorated with several thin horizontal bands, and a single loop handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. The globular body has broad dark horizontal bands and short dashed strokes on the shoulder, and the pale surface looks slightly worn. The jug stands on a plain pale surface against a plain backdrop, photographed from a slightly raised angle.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Pottery Bichrome IV jug with a single loop handle and dark painted bands, standing on a plain background
Description, scan 2
A small round-bodied jug with a wide flaring rim, a short neck and a single loop handle rising from neck to shoulder. Dark horizontal bands run around the neck and body, and short dark strokes in rows appear on the shoulder on either side of the handle. The jug stands on a pale surface against a plain light background, photographed from slightly above.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. ST.Hist.Mus.17946:49

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. ST.Hist.Mus.17946:49