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Object photograph·C09933·1927–1931

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

Pottery Bichrome IV jug with dark painted bands on the neck and a painted leaf sprig on the body
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09933. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a globular body, a tall neck with a flaring rim, and a single strap handle running from the shoulder up to the rim. Dark painted bands encircle the neck and shoulder, and a sprig of leaves on a stem is painted on the left side of the body. It has a low ringed foot and stands on a pale surface against a plain light grey backdrop.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Bichrome IV jug with a round body, tall strap handle, painted neck bands and a leafy stem motif on the body
Description, scan 2
A jug with a round body, a tall strap handle rising from the shoulder to a pinched lip, and a narrow neck. Dark painted bands encircle the neck and shoulder, and a branching motif of stems with rounded leaves decorates one side of the body. The jug stands on a dark ring foot, photographed against a plain grey backdrop on a pale surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. ST.Hist.Mus.17946, Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 1037. 17946:57

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. ST.Hist.Mus.17946, Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 1037. 17946:57