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Object photograph·F157·1927–1931

Four vessels, Pottery Black Glazed Ware

Black glazed vessel with a spout and strap handle, shown on a mounted photograph card
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, F157. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A single small vessel with a round body, a short spout-like neck flaring out on the left and a strap handle arching over the top, standing on a small foot. Its dark glossy surface has flaked patches of lighter colour, especially on the shoulder and handle. The print is mounted on a card with a pale border, a crack runs diagonally across it, and handwriting runs along the bottom edge.

Other scans of this record (4)

  • Four black-glazed vessels in a row beside a striped scale bar, with handles and spouts
  • Single round dark glossy vessel with a tubular spout and relief decoration, shown on a mounted print
  • Small black-glazed vessel with a single loop handle and a pale painted animal running around its body.
  • Black glazed ring-shaped vessel with a short spout and a pale leaf pattern, shown against a light background
Description, scan 2
Four black-glazed vessels stand in a row on a pale surface, with a striped scale bar at the left edge. From left to right: a small flat ring-shaped vessel with a short spout, a round vessel with a spout and pale figures on its front, a globular jug with a tall loop handle and small foot, and a flat round vessel with a loop handle and a pale animal figure on its side. A number label is printed in the lower right corner.
Description, scan 3
A round, glossy dark vessel with a raised band running around its upper body and a short tubular spout on the right. Relief figures and a wheeled element decorate the lower panel, and the upper panel shows further relief. The vessel stands on a pale backdrop, and the card mount has handwritten notes and a number label along its bottom edge.
Description, scan 4
A single small vessel with a dark, glossy surface, a looped handle rising from the shoulder to a flaring mouth, and a rounded body. A pale painted animal in a running pose runs around the lower body above a light band, and the vessel stands on a plain light background on a photo mount.
Description, scan 5
A black glazed vessel shaped like a ring, with a short spout and flared mouth on one side, standing on a plain light surface. Pale leaf-like patterns run around the body, and the glaze is chipped and cracked in places, especially near the spout and on the upper right. The photograph is mounted on a card with handwriting along the bottom edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Four vessels/pots. Pottery Black Glazed Ware. Cyprus Museum.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen, Cyprus Museum.

Swedish, as on the record

Fyra kärl/krukor. Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery Black Glazed Ware. Cyprus Museum.