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Bichrome Bird Oinochoe, Archaic I Cypriot trefoil-mouthed jug, Bichrome IV
Bichrome Bird Oinochoe, Archaic I Cypriot, Bichrome IV, c. 750–600 BC. British Museum, 1876,0909.26.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic I

Bichrome Bird Oinochoe

Pottery oinochoe or jug with figural decoration in Bichrome ware; ovoid body on a low ring base; wide neck with a trefoil mouth; short handle from shoulder to rim; buff clay and slip, decorated in black to purple and red paint: a fantastic, highly stylised bird in Free Field style facing the right, drawn in outline with a purple centre and hatched wings; chevrons in the open field; a pair of eyes on the spout; bands on the neck, with a single wavy line; ladder pattern and Union Jack motif on the handle, with two hooks descending from the base; swastikas in the field behind the bird's head; surface very abraded. Dimensions: Height: 16.50 centimetres Object Type: oinochoe Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome IV) Series: Free Field Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Bichrome ware (Iron Age)Bichrome IV
Shape
JugTrefoil-mouthed jug
Style
Free-Field Style
Decoration
PaintedPainted in two colours
Motifs
Bird, Zigzags and chevrons, Swastika
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.
1876,0909.26, British Museum · Museum record

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