Object photograph·Csn3700·1927–1931

Pottery Special Wares (1712)

Two-handled jar with a flared rim, wavy painted bands on the neck and dark horizontal bands on the body — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3700. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A two-handled jar with a flared rim and a ring foot, shown upright against a plain grey backdrop. Two rows of wavy painted bands circle the neck, and dark bands alternate with thin pale lines around the body. A number is written in white on the lower body, and the surface is worn in places.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Special Wares. Metropolitan Museum. 1712.

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Special Wares. Metropolitan Museum. 1712.