Object photograph·MMneg332·1927–1931

Cyprus Museum, bowls with patterns

Three shelves of ancient pottery vessels and small figures from Cyprus, shown in the Cyprus Museum, with painted bands, zigzags and spirals. — Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, MMneg332. Public domain (CC0).

Description

Three wooden shelves hold a group of pottery vessels photographed against a dark background. The top shelf has a long-necked jug, a shallow boat-shaped bowl with zigzag bands, a plain handled bowl and a large two-handled bowl with spirals and bands. The middle shelf has several small juglets, a jar and a small standing figure, and the bottom shelf has banded bowls, a shallow tray with incised cross-hatching and a tall jug.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Object photograph of a find from Cyprus, Cyprus Museum.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Cypern, Cyprus Museum.