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SHM 17946:0071 :: jug

Object description: Ring-base. Globular body. Long, narrow, cylindrical neck, tapering upwards. Trefoil mouth. Raised, bilobate handle from rim to shoulder. Black band encircling rim. Two black lines encircling upper neck. Black band, with white dots on, encircling neck-base. Five black lines encircling upper body. Four black concentric circles, with nine groups of three or four black concentric circles inside, encircling either side of body vertically. Black cross ornament and nine groups of three to four black concentric circles on front. Two groups of three concentric circles below handle. Sides of handle painted.

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Inventory number

SHM 17946:0071

Serie nummer

6862

Object

jug

Object, Swedish

kanna; kärl

Country - Findspot

Cyprus : Europe

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Cypern

Material

Earthenware; Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Keramik

Acquisition

L. Z. Pierides to the Swedish Crown Prince in 1925. The Crown Prince to the Museum of National Antiquities in 1926. The Museum of National Antiquities to Medelhavsmuseet in 1982.

Description

Ring-base. Globular body. Long, narrow, cylindrical neck, tapering upwards. Trefoil mouth. Raised, bilobate handle from rim to shoulder. Black band encircling rim. Two black lines encircling upper neck. Black band, with white dots on, encircling neck-base. Five black lines encircling upper body. Four black concentric circles, with nine groups of three or four black concentric circles inside, encircling either side of body vertically. Black cross ornament and nine groups of three to four black concentric circles on front. Two groups of three concentric circles below handle. Sides of handle painted.

Period