Object photograph·Csn1804·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III jug (Vounous 144.16)

Red Polished III jug from Vounous with a tall neck, loop handle and incised concentric arcs on the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1804. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery jug with a globular body, a tall narrow neck with a flared rim and a single loop handle rising from the shoulder. The surface is dark, with incised horizontal lines on the neck, large concentric arcs on the body and a band encircling the belly. Light flaking shows on the surface, and the jug is photographed against a plain grey backdrop on a pale card mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III jug, Vounous 144.16.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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