Object photograph·Csn1800·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III jug, Vounous (Hl.Lond.N.16.2 1935)

Red Polished III jug from Vounous with a round body, flaring neck and incised animal motif on the shoulder — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1800. Public domain (CC0).

Description

The jug stands on a thin wire stand against a pale grey background, photographed from the front. It has a round body, a tall neck with a flaring mouth and a loop handle running from shoulder to neck. Ridged bands encircle the neck, and on the shoulder an incised animal with curved horns sits between wavy vertical bands; the surface is dark and smooth.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III Jug, Vounous Cyprus Museum. Hl.Lond.N.16.2 1935.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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