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Object photograph·C09939·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted V amphora (St.Hist.Mus.17946:73)

White Painted V amphora: a large two-handled jar with dark painted bands and leaf-like strokes on the shoulder
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09939. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large two-handled jar with a wide mouth, short neck, rounded body and ring base, photographed against a plain grey backdrop. Dark painted bands run around the body, and pointed leaf-like strokes hang below a wavy band near the neck. The surface is pale grey with small pits and some dark marks on the left side.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • White Painted V amphora with two handles, painted bands around the body and leaf-like motifs on the shoulder
Description, scan 2
The amphora has a wide, flat-topped mouth, two loop handles rising from the shoulder to the rim, and a rounded body tapering to a narrow base. Dark painted bands encircle the shoulder and lower body, and a festoon-like line and a cluster of pointed leaf-like strokes decorate the upper part. It is photographed alone against a plain pale background, with some small surface pitting visible.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 1015. 17946:73

Swedish, as on the record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 1015. 17946:73