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Object photograph·F160b·1927–1931

Pottery Black Figured Ware and Pottery Red Figured Ware (F.160)

Globular jug with a tall fluted neck and strap handle, shown against a pale background
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, F160b. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A globular jug with a tall, flaring neck, vertical ribs on the neck and a strap handle rising from the shoulder to the rim. The dark, glossy body shows cracks and losses where fragments have been joined, and a rectangular panel with dark painted shapes is visible on one side. It stands on a low foot against a pale background, with a small number label on the neck.

Other scans of this record (3)

  • Three pottery vessels of different sizes standing in a row against a pale backdrop, from small at left to large at right.
  • Dark glossy jug with a single strap handle and a low ring foot
  • Small jug with a loop handle, dark glossy surface and pale painted motifs on the body, shown on a card mount
Description, scan 2
Three vessels stand in a row on a pale backdrop, growing larger from left to right. At left is a small cup with one loop handle and a wide rim. The centre vessel is a tall jug with a loop handle and ringed foot; the right one is a larger jug with a banded neck, a pinched spout and a flaked, cracked body. Dark squares at far left act as a scale.
Description, scan 3
A jug with a tall neck, rounded body and single handle rising from the rim to the shoulder. Its surface is dark and glossy, with a raised band around the lower body and a column of small dotted ornament on the right side. The rim is chipped at the right edge, and the jug stands alone on a pale background within a photo mount.
Description, scan 4
A small jug with a single loop handle on the left and a wide, slightly flared mouth is shown in side view. Its dark, glossy surface carries pale painted motifs on the lower body, partly worn, and a pale band runs near the base. The photograph is mounted on a cream card with a printed code in the lower right corner.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Cyprus Museum. Three objects: Cypro.Hell.I. Cyprus Museum. Pottery Black Figured Ware. Cyprus Museum. F.160. Pottery Red Figured Ware. Cyprus Museum.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen, Cyprus Museum.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Tre föremål: Cypro.Hell.I. Cyprus Museum. Pottery Black Figured Ware. Cyprus Museum. F.160. Pottery Red Figured Ware. Cyprus Museum.