Object photograph·Csn3657·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Amphora-Crater

Painted pottery amphora-crater with a wide mouth, two handles and geometric and flower bands in dark paint on a pale surface. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3657. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A large two-handled painted vessel with a flaring rim and a wide, rounded body, photographed straight on against a pale backdrop. The neck carries a band of cross-hatched lozenges and rosette motifs in dark paint, and the belly has horizontal dark bands and faded motifs. Several cracks and areas of loss are visible across the surface.

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.