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White Painted Oinochoe, Classical Cypriot jug
White Painted Oinochoe, Classical Cypriot, c. 475–400 BC. British Museum, 1880,0710.74.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Classical

White Painted Oinochoe

Pottery oinochoe or jug in White Painted ware; globular-ovoid body; low ring base; short, narrow slightly concave neck; square-profiled everted rim; high looped handle from shoulder to rim; drab buff clay with many small inclusions; similar coloured slip decorated with red paint around the belly and neck; a simple floral motif hangs below the neck opposite the handle. Dimensions: Height: 19 centimetres Object Type: oinochoe Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted VI Techniques: painted; wheel-made

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
White Painted ware (Iron Age)
Shape
Jug
Decoration
Painted
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Classical
Date
475 - 400 BC
Findspot
Amathus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1880,0710.74, British Museum · Museum record

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