Object photograph·C09922a·1927–1931

Amphoriskos, Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 982 (17946:60)

Amphoriskos, a pottery vessel with two handles, a broken rim and horizontal dark bands — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09922a. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery vessel with a narrow neck, rounded body and two vertical loop handles at the shoulders. The rim is broken on one side, and dark horizontal bands run around the neck, shoulder and middle of the body. The lower body is plain and lighter, and the vessel stands on a small ring foot against a plain background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Amphoriskos. Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 982. 17946:60.

Swedish, as on the record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 982. 17946:60