Object photograph·Csn1995·1927–1931

Pottery Red Polished III amphora from Vounous

Red Polished III amphora from Vounous: a double-bodied clay vessel with a small human figure rising from its central bridge — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn1995. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A double-bodied clay vessel with two rounded bodies and flared rims, joined by a bridge with a large round opening through its centre. A small human figure with a rectangular head, dotted eyes and a nose, and a hole through its body rises from the top of the bridge. The right body has horizontal incised bands and two concentric circle motifs, while the left body is smooth; it stands on a plain pale surface.

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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