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Object photograph·Csn3669·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV jug (751)

Bichrome IV jug with painted decoration showing a human head in profile and a long-necked bird with striped wings
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3669. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A rounded jug with a narrow neck, flaring mouth and single strap handle, shown against a grey backdrop. Dark painted decoration on a pale ground shows a human head in profile at upper left, a long-necked bird with striped wings at centre and a stylised plant to the left. Painted bands run around the neck, and cracks and repairs are visible on the body.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, plate - jug. Metropolitan Museum. 751

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Metropolitan Museum. 751