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Object photograph·C09923·1927–1931

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV (St.Hist.Mus.17946:68)

Round-bodied jug with a flaring mouth, a single strap handle and dark concentric circle painting, shown against a grey backdrop.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09923. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a flaring mouth, banded neck and a single strap handle rising from neck to shoulder. Its body is decorated in dark paint with a broad encircling band of concentric lines, several small concentric-circle motifs and a large central ring. Some surface chips and losses show on the body, and the vessel stands on a low foot against a plain light backdrop.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Painted pottery jug with a ribbed flared neck, loop handle and concentric circle decoration on the body
Description, scan 2
A round-bodied jug with a flared, ribbed neck and a loop handle rising from the shoulder to the rim stands against a plain pale background. The body is decorated with broad concentric bands, several small concentric circles and a large ring in the centre, and the surface shows some wear and small chips. The print is mounted on a card with handwritten marks along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV, St.Hist.Mus.17946:68.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. St.Hist.Mus.17946:68