Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus

Object photograph·Csn1108·1927–1931

Faience pot, Walters Art Gallery, Baltimor.48.368

Faience pot with bands of rosettes, scrolls and a winged animal, shown against a plain background.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1108. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall vessel with a broken, uneven rim at the top and a curved, pointed base resting on a dark surface. Its body is divided into horizontal bands with rows of rosettes, wave scrolls and a zigzag pattern, and one band shows a winged animal in profile beside a stylised plant. The pale surface has raised decoration throughout.

English, translated from the original record

Faience pot with a pattern, from the Walters Art Gallery, Baltimor, object 48.368.