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Bichrome Amphoriskos, Archaic II Cypriot
Bichrome Amphoriskos, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–475 BC. British Museum, 1982,0726.77.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Bichrome Amphoriskos

Small pottery jar or amphoriskos in Bichrome ware; wheel-made; ovoid body on a low, slightly concave base; tall, wide neck tapering upwards, with an everted rim; two opposing handles; buff clay and slip, decorated in black and purple paint: bands or broad and narrow lines around the body and below the rim inside, frieze of large, criss-crossing strokes between the handles, possibly stylised fronds. Dimensions: Height: 18 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: Bichrome Ware (Bichrome V) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Bichrome ware (Iron Age)
Shape
JarAmphoraAmphoriskos
Decoration techniques
Painted, PaintedPainted in two colours
Motif
Bands and lines
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic II
Date
600 - 475 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1982,0726.77, British Museum · Museum record

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