Object photograph·Csn3701·1927–1931

Pottery Special Wares: Jonian Ware (1713)

Two-handled vessel with dark banded decoration and leaf-shaped motifs, Jonian Ware, labelled 1713 — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3701. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A tall two-handled vessel with a flared rim, narrow neck, rounded body and small foot, photographed from the front against a plain grey backdrop. Its cream surface has dark brown horizontal bands on the shoulder and body and two dark leaf-shaped motifs below the neck, and a crack runs down the neck. The number 1713 is painted on the body between the bands, and handwritten notes appear on the card border at the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery Special Wares. Metropolitan Museum. 1713. Jonian Ware

Swedish, as on the record

Pottery Special Wares. Metropolitan Museum. 1713. Jonian Ware