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Bichrome Red Oinochoe, Archaic I Cypriot trefoil-mouthed jug
Bichrome Red Oinochoe, Archaic I Cypriot, c. 750–600 BC. British Museum, 1873,0320.100.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic I

Bichrome Red Oinochoe

Pottery oinochoe; spherical body; two-ribbed handle; narrow neck; trefoil mouth; bichrome black and white decoration on red ground of annules within concentric circles on body. Dimensions: Height: 14 centimetres Object Type: oinochoe Ware: Bichrome Red Ware Techniques: painted

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Bichrome Red ware
Shape
JugTrefoil-mouthed jug
Decoration
PaintedPainted in two colours
Motif
Concentric circles
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
Date
750 - 600 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Idalion

Identifiers

Accession no.
1873,0320.100, British Museum · Museum record

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