Geometric I
Plain White Amphoriskos
Pottery amphoriskos n Plain White ware; wheel-made; globular-ovoid (almost biconical) body on a high conical foot (hollow underneath); wide, slightly concave neck and flat everted rim; pair of vertical loop handles from shoulder to lip; pale buff clay and similar slip, with surface colour ranging from that of the original clay to a brown hue; surface abraded, rim and foot chipped. Dimensions: Diameter: 8.60 centimetres; Height: 17.50 centimetres Object Type: amphoriskos Ware: Plain White Ware (Plain White I) Techniques: wheel-made
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- probablyIron AgeCypro-Geometric
- Date
- 1050 - 900 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Kourion
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