Object photograph·Csn1992·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III amphora (Vounous C. M. Jll Land. N. 16.2.1935)

Red Polished III amphora from Vounous, with a tall spout, loop handle and incised diamond pattern. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1992. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pottery vessel with two rounded lower bodies set side by side, a tall tapering spout rising from the upper body and a loop handle on the left. Shallow incised lines form diamond and chevron patterns across the body and lower bodies, and a small knob sits on the right shoulder. It stands on a plain pale background in a close, upright view.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Red Polished III amphora. Vounous C. M. Jll Land. N. 16.2.1935.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Red Polished III Amphora. Vounous C. M. Jll Land. N. 16.2.1935.

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