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Object photograph·C09942b·1927–1931

Cypro-Hell. II jug (St.Hist.Mus.17946;92)

Jug with a flared mouth, one loop handle and dark horizontal bands, photographed against a plain background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C09942b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a flared rim, a tall narrow neck and a single loop handle running from the rim to the shoulder. The squat, rounded body has a broad flat foot and dark horizontal bands on the shoulder, the neck and the lower body, with incised rings at the base of the neck. The vessel stands on a pale surface in a straight-on view, and a handwritten label is on the card mount below.

Other scan of this record (1)

  • Cypro-Hell. II jug with a single loop handle and dark painted bands, shown against a plain grey background
Description, scan 2
A jug with a flared mouth, a tall narrow neck and a single strap handle that rises from the neck to the shoulder. The body is squat and rounded with a flat base, and dark painted bands run around the neck, shoulder, body and foot. The jug stands on a plain grey backdrop, photographed from the side and slightly above, with its surface showing some wear.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cypro-Hell. II. St.Hist.Mus.17946;92.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Cypro-Hell. II. St.Hist.Mus.17946;92