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NM Ant 1602 :: amphora, jar

Object description: Large amphora (store jar). Almost globular body with knob base. Cylindrical neck, flat mouth. Two vertical, pointed handles from neck to shoulder. Wavy relief lines, and vertical incised decorations, on neck and shoulder. Ridges encircling upper and lower neck.

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Inventory number

NM Ant 1602

Serie nummer

5987

Object

amphora; jar

Object, Swedish

kärl

Country - Findspot

Cyprus : Europe

Material

Earthenware; Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Keramik

Acquisition

Deposit from the National Museum. Gift from Charles Watkins, Swedish Consul in Larnaca, Cyprus, in 1890.

Description

Large amphora (store jar). Almost globular body with knob base. Cylindrical neck, flat mouth. Two vertical, pointed handles from neck to shoulder. Wavy relief lines, and vertical incised decorations, on neck and shoulder. Ridges encircling upper and lower neck.

Period