Object photograph·Csn3673·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV jug (765: Mmneg2141)

Pottery Bichrome IV jug with a tall neck, a dark bird-like motif and vertical striped bands on the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3673. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied jug with a tall cylindrical neck and a patterned rim, photographed against a plain grey backdrop. The body is decorated with broad vertical bands of fine lines, two upright frond-like motifs on either side, and a dark bird-like figure with a long tail at the front. A number label is written on the body, and the photograph is mounted on a card with handwritten notes at the edges.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Metropolitan Museum. 765: Mmneg2141

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Metropolitan Museum. 765: Mmneg2141