Object photograph·C09930·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV jug (ST.Hist.Mus.17946:50)

Bichrome IV jug with a looped handle and concentric circle painted decoration — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09930. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single jug photographed against a plain grey backdrop on a pale surface. It has a rounded body, a short flared neck with horizontal dark bands, a trefoil-type spout at the top and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. The body is decorated with dark concentric circles, rings and rows of small circles painted on a light ground, and the base is a low foot.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. ST.Hist.Mus.17946:50

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. ST.Hist.Mus.17946:50