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Cypriot Transport Amphora, Archaic II Cypriot
Cypriot Transport Amphora, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 650–300 BC. British Museum, 1864,1007.32.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Cypriot Transport Amphora

Pottery basket handle transport amphora (storage-jar) of Cypriot type; wheel-made; biconical body with a flatted base; rudimentary neck and rolled rim; two tall upright handles. Dimensions: Diameter: 5 centimetres b ; Diameter: 35.30 centimetres middle ; Diameter: 11 centimetres rim ; Height: 22.20 centimetres handle ; Height: 82.50 centimetres including handles ; Height: 2.10 centimetres rim ; Height: 82.50 centimetres; Width: 4.20 centimetres cross-section of handle (usually two dimensions here - omitted by catalogue?) ; Resolution: 10 centimetres inner rim Object Type: transport amphora Techniques: wheel-made

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Shape
JarAmphoraTransport amphora
Material
Clay
Place of production
Cyprus
Date
650 - 300 BC

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kamiros

Identifiers

Accession no.
1864,1007.32, British Museum · Museum record

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