Object photograph·Csn1850·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished I (Vounous 160A.17)

Red Polished I footed vessel from Vounous, with small animal heads on the rim and incised chevron patterns — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1850. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A footed vessel with a shallow bowl and a tall, flaring stem that widens to a base. Four small animal heads or protomes project from the rim, including one at top centre with perforations on its back. Incised zigzag and chevron bands, with light infill, run across the bowl and down the stem against a pale grey background.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished I Stewart, Vounous 160A.17.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Keramik.

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