Object photograph·Csn3362·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made

Wheel-made painted jug with a strap handle and banded decoration on the neck and shoulder — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3362. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single jug photographed against a plain grey backdrop in three-quarter view, with a tall flaring neck, a rounded body narrowing to a flat base, and a strap handle rising from the rim to the shoulder. Zigzag and dotted painted motifs decorate the neck, and the surface is worn with dark mottled patches. A blue lettered label fragment shows at the top edge of the mount.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made.

Swedish, as on the record

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