
Geometric II
White Painted Oinochoe
Pottery oinochoe or jug in White Painted ware; globular-ovoid body with narrow neck flaring outwards to a trefoil mouth; pale yellowish-white clay with a cream slip decorated in black paint: bands around the neck, ladder pattern on the handle, chevrons and swastikas on body, curved stroke beneath base of handle, a pair of eyes on the mouth. Dimensions: Height: 19.50 centimetres Object Type: oinochoe; jug Ware: White Painted Ware (WP III) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped
Date
900 - 700 BC
Accession No.
1876,0909.31.+
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Cyprus