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Bichrome Model Ship, Archaic I Cypriot jug
Bichrome Model Ship, Archaic I Cypriot, c. 750–500 BC. British Museum, 1894,1101.186.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic I

Bichrome Model Ship

Terracotta model ship in Bichrome ware; hand-made; round-bottomed hull with tall upright stems; smooth red-orange clay, decorated with purple and black paint: parallel bands along the hull and on the stems, with traces of black on the gunwale. Dimensions: Height: 2.00 - 2.50 centimetres stems above gunwale ; Height: 3.50 centimetres amidships ; Length: 12.50 centimetres; Width: 4.50 centimetres max. amidships Object Type: model; boat Ware: Bichrome Ware Techniques: painted; handmade

Classification

Object type
Model
Ware
Bichrome ware (Iron Age)
Decoration
PaintedPainted in two colours
Motifs
Ship, Bands and lines
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
750 - 500 BC
Findspot
Amathus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1894,1101.186, British Museum · Museum record

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