Object photograph·MMneg2007·1927–1931

Pottery White Painted I Jug, vase (L.428.46)

Clay vessel shaped like a four-legged animal, with a tall arched handle and a small spout rising from its back — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, MMneg2007. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A clay vessel shaped like a standing four-legged animal, with an open muzzle at the left end, a tall handle arching from its head over the back, and a small cylindrical spout rising from the back. The rough, matt surface shows small cracks and a repaired break near the rear. It stands on four short legs against a plain pale background, shown from a three-quarter view.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Pottery White Painted I Jug, L.428.46.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Pottery White Painted I Jug. L.428.46.

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