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SHM 17946:0031 :: amphoriskos

Object description: Conical foot with conical cavity underneath. Short stem tapering upwards. Almost biconical body. Wide, slightly concave neck. Horizontal mouth. Oval handles from rim to shoulder. Black band encircling rim. Red band, framed by three blck lines, encircling mid-body. Foot painted black. The rest of the decoration is worn off. Buff clay. Matt, buff slip. Matt, red and greyish black paint.

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Inventory number

SHM 17946:0031

Serie nummer

6887

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

Conical foot with conical cavity underneath. Short stem tapering upwards. Almost biconical body. Wide, slightly concave neck. Horizontal mouth. Oval handles from rim to shoulder. Black band encircling rim. Red band, framed by three blck lines, encircling mid-body. Foot painted black. The rest of the decoration is worn off. Buff clay. Matt, buff slip. Matt, red and greyish black paint.

Period