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Bichrome Bird Juglet, Archaic I Cypriot askos, Bichrome IV
Bichrome Bird Juglet, Archaic I Cypriot, Bichrome IV, c. 750–600 BC. British Museum, 1869,0604.5.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic I

Bichrome Bird Juglet

Pottery juglet or askos in the form of a bird (probably a duck) in Bichrome ware; wheel-made body in the shape of a bird ending in a prominent tail fan; short neck and small trefoil mouth; arched handle from top of vase to the mouth; buff clay and slip, decorated in red and black paint: stylised wings and tail feathers and a star motif on the breast. Dimensions: Height: 9 centimetres Object Type: juglet; askos Ware: Bichrome Ware Series: Bichrome IV Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made

Classification

Object type
Terracotta figure-vessel
Ware
Bichrome ware (Iron Age)Bichrome IV
Shape
Special and ritual vesselsAskos
Decoration
PaintedPainted in two colours
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
Date
750 - 600 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1869,0604.5, British Museum · Museum record

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