Archaic I

Kylix

Angular form with bands and a bold lotus design in black and red. The decoration and shape of this kylix exemplify Cypriot ceramics from the Cypro-Archaic I period. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)

Classification

Object type: Pottery vessel
Shape: CupKylix
Decoration techniques: Painted, PaintedPainted in two colours
Motifs: Bands and lines, Lotus
Material: Clay
Period: Iron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
Date: 750 - 600 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus

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Accession No.

74.51.467

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

From Cyprus

References

Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 676, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Joan Mertens, and Marice E. Rose. 2000. Ancient Art from Cyprus: The Cesnola Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. no. 144, p. 91, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Photographs in the Archive

An older photograph of this object, matched by its numbers or by comparing the photographs. Each links to its record in the Archive.

Csn3675Pottery Bichrome IV, plate and jug (676)

Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Csn3675. Public domain (CC0).

Kylix

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