Object photograph·Csn3654·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV amphora-crater (Mmneg 959)

Two-handled pottery amphora-crater with spiral and band decoration, shown against a plain grey background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3654. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled pottery vessel with a wide body, a short neck and a low footed base, photographed against a plain grey background. The neck and shoulder carry bands of concentric spiral motifs and a wavy band, with dark horizontal bands and fine lines around the lower body. A handwritten number is visible on the body beside the bands.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater. Metropolitan Museum. Mmneg 959.

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator. Metropolitan Museum. Mmneg 959.