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Object photograph·C09925b·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted IV jug (St.Hist.Mus.17946:40)

White Painted IV jug with a single loop handle and dark painted bands on a pale body.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09925b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale pottery jug with a narrow flared neck, a single loop handle rising from rim to shoulder, and a rounded body on a low foot. Dark painted horizontal bands and fine lines encircle the neck and body, with the bands thinning and thickening around the belly. The jug stands on a plain pale surface against a light grey backdrop, photographed straight on.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • White Painted IV jug with a single loop handle and dark horizontal bands on a pale body
Description, scan 2
A pottery jug with a pale surface, a single loop handle rising from the rim to the shoulder, and a narrow neck with a flared mouth. Several thin and broad dark horizontal bands encircle the neck and body, and the base is a low ring foot. The jug stands alone on a light surface against a plain backdrop, shown from the side with its full height visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted IV. St.Hist.Mus.17946:40.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Painted IV. St.Hist.Mus.17946:40