Object photograph·C09935·1927–1931

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV (St.Hist.Mus.17946:62, 17946:64)

Three pottery vessels with flared rims, the left one with two handles, photographed side by side on a plain background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09935. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three pottery vessels stand side by side on a pale surface. The left vessel has two loop handles and a flared neck, the middle one has a single loop handle, a disc-shaped rim and a ring foot, and the right one has a flared rim and a stub of a broken handle on the shoulder. The surfaces are worn and flaking, with faint dark painted bands visible on the left and middle vessels.

Other scans of this record (2)

  • Two-handled pottery jug with a flared rim and dark painted bands, Black-on-Red type
  • Two pottery vessels side by side, one with a loop handle, on a plain grey background
Description, scan 2
A two-handled pottery vessel with a flared rim, short neck and rounded body, photographed upright against a pale background. The surface is worn and flaking, with pale patches showing where the slip has come away. Dark painted bands run across the right shoulder and body, and a faint concentric circle motif appears on the left shoulder.
Description, scan 3
Two pottery vessels stand side by side on a pale grey backdrop. The left one has a flaring rim, ridged neck bands, a loop handle and a globular body with dark concentric circle marks. The right one has a flaring rim, a narrow neck with a raised band and a small lug on the shoulder; both surfaces are worn and flaking.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. St.Hist.Mus.17946:62. Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. St.Hist.Mus.17946:64.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. St.Hist.Mus.17946:62

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. St.Hist.Mus.17946:64