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SHM 17946:0028 :: amphoriskos

Object description: Convex foot with conical cavity underneath. Globular body. Wide, short, cylindrical neck. Horizontal mouth. Flat handles from rim to shoulder. Two black lines encircling inside neck. Four groups of black transverse strokes on rim. Black wavy line encircling mid-neck. Black band and four groups of black, vertical strokes encircling neck-base. Red band framed by three black lines encircling mid-body. Black, vertical, zigzag line on outside of handles. Sides of handles painted black. Foot painted black. Pinkish buff clay. Matt, light buff slip. Matt, red and black paint.

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Inventory number

SHM 17946:0028

Serie nummer

6880

Object

amphoriskos

Object, Swedish

amfora; 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, Swedish

Kruka

Description

Convex foot with conical cavity underneath. Globular body. Wide, short, cylindrical neck. Horizontal mouth. Flat handles from rim to shoulder. Two black lines encircling inside neck. Four groups of black transverse strokes on rim. Black wavy line encircling mid-neck. Black band and four groups of black, vertical strokes encircling neck-base. Red band framed by three black lines encircling mid-body. Black, vertical, zigzag line on outside of handles. Sides of handles painted black. Foot painted black. Pinkish buff clay. Matt, light buff slip. Matt, red and black paint.

Period