Object photograph·Csn3655·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater

Two-handled painted pottery vessel with spiral motifs and horizontal bands, photographed against a plain background — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3655. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled painted vessel with a wide body, short foot and flared neck, shown upright against a plain grey backdrop. The neck carries a band of hanging spirals, and the shoulder has a wavy band above panels of spirals. The body has horizontal bands of thin lines and broad dark stripes, with a number label written on the side. The rim and handles are chipped at the edges.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crator