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Object photograph·C09936b·1927–1931

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV (St.Hist.Mus.17966:65)

Two painted pottery jugs with single loop handles, standing side by side
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09936b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Two round-bodied jugs with tall necks, lipped mouths and single loop handles stand side by side on a pale surface. Each has dark concentric rings and a band of fine horizontal lines around the shoulder, with small concentric circles scattered over the body. The left jug shows flaking and chipped paint, and the right jug has a small hole in its side.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Two painted pottery jugs with single loop handles, decorated with black concentric circles and bands
Description, scan 2
Two round-bodied jugs with tall necks, pinched spouts and single loop handles stand side by side on a pale surface against a plain background. Each has a broad band of closely spaced horizontal lines around the body, a large concentric-ring motif at the centre and smaller concentric circles scattered around it. The left jug shows flaking and dark spots on its surface, and the right jug has a small chip on its lower left side.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. St.Hist.Mus.17966:65.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black-on-Red II-IV. St.Hist.Mus.17966:65