Red and Black Striped Tree, Archaic Cypriot
Red and Black Striped Tree, Archaic Cypriot, c. 750–475 BC. British Museum, 1909,0310.39.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic

Red and Black Striped Tree

Terracotta model tree; hand-made; decorated with red and black painted stripes. Dimensions: Length: 8.50 centimetres max Object Type: model Techniques: painted

Classification

Object type
Model
Decoration
Painted
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
750 - 475 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Salamis

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Provenance

  • Salamis (Cyprus)

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Accession no.
1909,0310.39, British Museum · Museum record

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