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Bichrome Palm Leaf Jug, Archaic II Cypriot
Bichrome Palm Leaf Jug, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–400 BC. British Museum, 1982,0729.368.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Bichrome Palm Leaf Jug

Pottery jug in Bichrome Ware; wheel-made; ovoid-biconical body on a disc base; tall narrow neck with a trefoil mouth; single handle from shoulder to rim; cream-white clay and slip (?), decorated with red and black paint: stylised leaves in groups of three hanging from the shoulder, rings around the neck, ladder pattern on the handle; an example of the 'Palm Leaf' workshop. Dimensions: Height: 14.10 centimetres Object Type: jug Series: Palm Leaf workshop Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped (?)

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Bichrome ware (Iron Age)
Shape
JugTrefoil-mouthed jug
Decoration techniques
Painted, PaintedPainted in two colours
Motifs
Other plants and flowers, Ladder pattern
Material
Clay
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Kourion
Date
600 - 400 BC

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion

Identifiers

Accession no.
1982,0729.368, British Museum · Museum record

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