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White Painted Oinochoe

Pottery oinochoe or jug in White Painted ware; globular-biconical body on a flat base with a wide neck and trefoil mouth; reddish-orange clay and slip decorated in black paint with bands around the neck and a plant motif flanked by swastikas below the spout, a pair of eyes on the mouth; handle lost. Dimensions: Height: 15.80 centimetres Object Type: oinochoe; jug Ware: White Painted Ware (WP III) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Date

900 - 750 BC

Accession No.

1905,1206.8

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus