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Bichrome Merchant Ship Model, Archaic II Cypriot complex vessel
Bichrome Merchant Ship Model, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, 1894,1101.185.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Bichrome Merchant Ship Model

Terracotta model of a merchant ship decorated in Bichrome technique; hand-made; rounded hull with a tall bulwark or poop-deck projecting above the back of the ship; made of smooth orange-buff clay, with purple and black striped decoration on the exterior of one side (the paint on the other has disappeared and the interior is plain); repaired from two pieces and part of the prow on the left side is missing; surface generally worn. Dimensions: Height: 3.10 - 4.90 centimetres sides ; Height: 7 centimetres approx. ; Length: 15.20 centimetres Object Type: model; boat Ware: Bichrome Ware Techniques: painted; handmade

Classification

Object type
Model
Ware
Bichrome ware (Iron Age)
Decoration
PaintedPainted in two colours
Motif
Ship
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 500 BC
Findspot
Amathus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1894,1101.185, British Museum · Museum record

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