Object photograph·Csn1971·1927–1931

Pottery Black Slip I-VI, jug (L.420.91)

Black-slipped jug with a high loop handle and vertical fluting on the body, photographed against a plain background. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1971. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A jug with a tall neck, a flared rim and a single loop handle rising from the shoulder to the lip. The rounded body is covered with closely set vertical grooves and has a ridged band below the shoulder, with a low ring foot. The dark surface is worn and flaked in places, showing lighter patches.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Black Slip I-VI, L.420.91.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Slip I-VI. L.420.91.

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