Archaic II
Bichrome Trefoil Jug
Pottery jug in Bichrome ware; wheel-made; depressed ovoid body with carinated lower part on a narrow, flat base; narrow neck and trefoil mouth; single handle from from shoulder to rim; orange clay decorated in red and black paint, now mostly eroded: traces of stylised leaves hanging from the neck; possible belongs to the 'Palm Leaf' workshop or related style. Dimensions: Height: 11.20 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Bichrome Ware (BiCh V-VI) Series: Palm Leaf workshop (?) Techniques: painted; wheel-made
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Decoration techniques
- Painted, PaintedPainted in two colours
- Material
- Clay
- Place of production
- Cyprus
- Findspot
- Kourion
- Date
- 600 - 400 BC
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