Object photograph·Csn3653·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater

Painted two-handled jar with a footed base and black bands and linear motifs on a pale surface — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3653. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A pale two-handled jar with a wide rounded body, a short flared neck and a small foot. Dark horizontal bands encircle the neck, shoulder and lower body, and the shoulder carries crossing diagonal and curved linear motifs with a dark wedge-shaped element. A number label is painted on the lower body, and the vessel stands against a plain grey backdrop.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater. Metropolitan Museum.

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator. Metropolitan Museum.