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Black-on-Red Amphora, Archaic I Cypriot, Black-on-Red I
Black-on-Red Amphora, Archaic I Cypriot, Black-on-Red I, c. 750–600 BC. British Museum, 1880,0710.82.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic I

Black-on-Red Amphora

Pottery amphora or jar in Black-on-Red ware; wheel-made; globular body on a flat base; short cylindrical neck with a flat everted rim; pair of opposing handles from shoulder to mouth; made of fine buff clay covered with an orange slip, decorated with black paint: small groups of concentric circles on the shoulder, bands of thick lines around the body, solid paint on the handles and rim; repaired from sherds with some parts of the body missing; one of the handles is chipped; paint worn in places. Dimensions: Height: 12.50 centimetres Object Type: amphora Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red I Techniques: painted

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Black-on-Red wareBlack-on-Red I (III)
Shape
JarAmphora
Decoration
Painted
Motif
Concentric circles
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
750 - 600 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Amathus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus (?)
  • Limassol (city) (?)

Identifiers

Accession no.
1880,0710.82, British Museum · Museum record

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