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Object photograph·C09940·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted V jug (Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 1016)

White Painted V jug with a single strap handle, broken neck and rim, and dark bands and concentric circles
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09940. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a single strap handle and a broken, jagged neck stands on a plain surface. Its pale surface has dark painted bands around the shoulder and body, with concentric circles on the front and side. The print is mounted on a card with handwritten inventory notes along the bottom edge.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • White Painted V jug with a single handle, dark concentric circles and bands on a pale body
Description, scan 2
A round-bodied jug with a single loop handle and a broken, uneven rim, photographed three-quarter view on a pale surface. Dark bands encircle the neck and body, with a large concentric-circle motif on the side facing the viewer and smaller concentric circles on the shoulder. Handwritten marks appear along the lower edge of the print.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 1016. 17946:74. Pottery White Painted V, St.Hist.Mus.17946:94.

Swedish, as on the record

Stat. Hist. Mus. Inv. No. 17 1016. 17946:74