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Black-on-Red Amphoriskos, Archaic I Cypriot, Black-on-Red II
Black-on-Red Amphoriskos, Archaic I Cypriot, Black-on-Red II, c. 750–600 BC. British Museum, 1881,0824.61.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic I

Black-on-Red Amphoriskos

Pottery Black-on-Red ware amphoriskos (small jar); wheel-made; made of fine pink-buff clay covered with a lustrous red slip and decored in black paint with concentric circles and bands. Dimensions: Height: 11.30 centimetres Object Type: amphoriskos Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red II Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Black-on-Red wareBlack-on-Red II (IV)
Shape
JarAmphoraAmphoriskos
Decoration
Painted
Motifs
Concentric circles, Bands and lines
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
Date
750 - 600 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Salamis (Cyprus) (?)
  • Kition (?)

Identifiers

Accession no.
1881,0824.61, British Museum · Museum record

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