Object photograph·Csn3382·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made

Painted pottery jug with a single loop handle, decorated with bands, triangles and a wheel-like motif. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3382. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A wheel-made jug with a rounded body, narrow neck, pouring lip and a tall loop handle on one side, photographed alone against a plain pale background. The surface is decorated in dark paint with horizontal bands, hatched and triangular panels, and a circular rosette motif on the shoulder. The clay surface shows wear and speckled discolouration, and the base is slightly chipped.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome Wheel-made.

Swedish, as on the record

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