Archaic

Red and Black Striped Tree

Terracotta model tree; hande-made; decorated with red and black painted stripes. Dimensions: Length: 8.60 centimetres max Object Type: model Techniques: painted; handmade

Classification

Object type: Model
Decoration: Painted
Motifs: Tree and sacred tree, Bands and lines
Material: Clay
Period: probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date: 750 - 475 BC
Place of production: probablyCyprus
Findspot: Salamis

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Accession No.

1909,0310.38

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

Salamis (Cyprus)

Red and Black Striped Tree

Classification

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