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MM 1968:117 :: jug

Object description: Ovoid-globular body. Concave neck. Trefoil mouth. Flat handle from rim to shoulder. Ring base. Decorations in black-brown paint: Band around rim and encircling base of neck. ”Eyelets” on either side of spout. The shoulder-zone is decorated on each side with two svasticas. On body, on the opposite side of the handle, is an arrow-shaped decoration. Handle is painted on each side with a zig-zag pattern on the flat side, continuing down over the upper body in a screw, like a tail.

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Inventory number

MM 1968:117

Serie nummer

7304

Object

jug

Object, Swedish

kanna; kärl

Country - Findspot

Cyprus : Europe

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Cypern

Material

Earthenware; Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Keramik

Acquisition

Purchased in June 1968 from Ambassador Eric von Post’s collection.

Time - Acquisition

1968

Description

Ovoid-globular body. Concave neck. Trefoil mouth. Flat handle from rim to shoulder. Ring base. Decorations in black-brown paint: Band around rim and encircling base of neck. ”Eyelets” on either side of spout. The shoulder-zone is decorated on each side with two svasticas. On body, on the opposite side of the handle, is an arrow-shaped decoration. Handle is painted on each side with a zig-zag pattern on the flat side, continuing down over the upper body in a screw, like a tail.

Period