Object photograph·Csn3691·1927–1931

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug

Globular jug with a tall neck and strap handle, decorated with two large painted birds, from Pottery Bichrome IV plate — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3691. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a tall flaring neck and a strap handle rising from the neck to the shoulder, shown against a pale ground. Two birds are painted in dark paint on the body: the larger one has a long neck and wings filled with stripes and concentric rings, and the smaller one on the right has striped wings. A wavy band runs below the rim, and the surface shows some wear and speckling.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Bichrome IV, Plate - Jug