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Object photograph·C09919·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted IV (St.Hist.Mus. 17946:44)

Two-handled pottery jar with dark painted bands on the neck and body
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09919. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled jar with a tall, slightly flaring neck and a rounded body that narrows to a small base. Dark horizontal bands are painted around the neck and across the body, and fine throwing marks and a few cracks show on the surface. The jar stands alone on a pale surface against a plain light background.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Two-handled pottery jar with dark painted bands on the neck and body
Description, scan 2
A pale, two-handled pottery jar with a wide mouth, narrow neck and rounded body that narrows to a flat base. Dark horizontal bands of paint run around the neck and across the lower body, and the surface shows fine cracks and wheel marks. The jar stands upright on a light surface against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted IV. St.Hist.Mus. 17946:44.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Painted IV. St.Hist.Mus. 17946:44