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Bowl, Geometric I Cypriot, White Painted ware, c. 1050–950 BC. Liverpool Museum, 56.218.75.© National Museums Liverpool

Geometric I

Bowl

Bowl: A wide handless bowl with a tall ring base and a circular rim, rather clumsily made and decorated. The bowl has White Painted decoration of a creamy surface and dark brown paint which is rather grainy and which seems to have bursted during the firing process. In the exterior body there is thick dark brown circular band along the upper wall. Inside a broad band on the rim, also on the upper wall and three narrower circular bands around a central dot on the floor. The clay is pinkish buff with some grit and evenly fired soft. The overall surface has a greenish finish. There are some small cracks at the bottom and the interior of the base. (Overall: 75 mm x 173 mm) - Made of Pottery Culture: Cypro-Geometric I

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
White Painted ware (Iron Age)
Shape
BowlFooted or pedestal bowl
Decoration
Painted
Motifs
Bands and lines, Dots and dot rows
Material
Clay
Period
Iron AgeCypro-GeometricCypro-Geometric I
Date
1050 - 950 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Provenance

  • St Andrews University and Liverpool Museums Kouklia Expedition, Previous owner, …

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
56.218.75, Liverpool Museum

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