Object photograph·Csn3361·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made

Painted pottery jug with a single loop handle, black bands and a star-like motif on a light ground. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3361. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall jug with a narrow neck, rounded body and a single loop handle, shown in a photograph against a plain pale background. The surface is decorated with dark painted bands, a diagonal chequered band and a radiating star motif on the shoulder, with horizontal bands and a row of crossing lines around the lower body. The base is a short foot and the surface shows some abrasion and mottling.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made.