Object photograph·Csn0990·1927–1931

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone (A.I. 2750d)

Orange-red crayon drawing of a squat vessel with a wide shoulder and narrow mouth, on a cream card. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn0990. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single vessel is drawn in orange-red crayon on a cream card. It has a narrow rim, a wide sloping shoulder and a rounded base, and the shading gives the body a soft, rounded look. The drawing is centred on the card.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Alabaster vases from Cyprus, Semiprecious Stone, A.J.2750d Vol II

Swedish, as on the record

Fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Alabastervaser från Cypern, Semiprecious Stone, A.J.2750d Vol II

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