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Object photograph·C09918b·1927–1931

Footed bowl, Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 974

Footed bowl with two horizontal handles and concentric circle motifs painted on its body.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09918b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale footed bowl with a wide open mouth, two small loop handles on the upper sides and a ring foot. Dark painted bands run around the rim and body, with concentric circle motifs on each side. The surface is worn and flaking in places, and the bowl stands alone against a plain light background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Footed bowl with two horizontal handles and concentric circle motifs painted on its body.
Description, scan 2
A pale footed bowl with a wide, slightly flared rim, two small horizontal loop handles and a short ring foot, shown in front of a plain backdrop. Dark painted bands run around the upper body, with concentric circle motifs on either side and hatched or banded decoration lower down. The surface is worn and flaking in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 974. 17946:38

Swedish, as on the record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 974. 17946:38