Object photograph·Csn3678·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV jug (695)

Bichrome IV jug with two handles, painted with long-necked birds between palm-like motifs and horizontal bands. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3678. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A round-bodied painted vessel with a short, broken neck, two vertical handles and a low ring foot, photographed straight on against a plain grey backdrop. Dark paint on a pale surface shows three long-necked birds with striped bodies standing between tall, fern-like motifs, with bands of fine lines and dark stripes above and below. The rim and handle edges are chipped, and the lower body is plain.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Metropolitan Museum. 695

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug. Metropolitan Museum. 695