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Object photograph·CM713·1927–1931

Pottery Black Glazed Ware

Two-handled dark glazed vessel with incised horizontal lines and a zigzag band on its body, seen against a plain background.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, CM713. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single two-handled vessel with a dark, glossy surface stands on a ring-shaped foot against a plain pale background. The body has a band of zigzag or triangular decoration between incised horizontal lines. The rim and handles show worn and chipped areas where lighter patches show through the dark surface.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Glazed Ware.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Glazed Ware