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Black-on-Red Dish, Archaic I Cypriot dish and plate, Black-on-Red IV
Black-on-Red Dish, Archaic I Cypriot, Black-on-Red IV, c. 750–600 BC. British Museum, 1880,0710.10.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic I

Black-on-Red Dish

Pottery bowl or dish in Black-on-Red ware; convex body with an curving inverted rim, standing on a ring base; pair of opposing loop handles; buff clay (some mica) and red slip, decorated with black paint: bands of concentric lines inside and out, solid handles. Dimensions: Diameter: 15 centimetres; Height: 4.50 centimetres Object Type: dish Ware: Black-On-Red Ware Series: Black-on-Red IV Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Black-on-Red wareBlack-on-Red IV (VI)
Shape
Dish and plate
Decoration
Painted
Motifs
Concentric circles, Bands and lines
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
750 - 600 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Aradippou-Panayia Ematousa

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Aradhippou

Identifiers

Accession no.
1880,0710.10, British Museum · Museum record

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