Object photograph·Csn3316·1927–1931

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater (E.3.259)

Levanto-Helladic Ware amphora-crater from Enkomi with two handles, dark painted bands and motifs on the upper body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3316. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large two-handled vessel with a wide mouth, rounded body and tall footed base, shown in profile on a pale surface against a plain backdrop. Dark horizontal bands run around the neck and shoulder, and the upper body carries pale painted motifs, including a wavy band and rounded shapes with dotted fill. Cracks and repair lines run across the body, and the handles curve up from the shoulder to the rim.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater, E.3.259. M.neg.7.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Levanto-Helladic Ware Amphora-Crater. E.3.259. M.neg.7.

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