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Bowl, Geometric I Cypriot cup, White Painted II
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Bowl, Geometric I Cypriot, White Painted II, c. 950–900 BC. Liverpool Museum, 56.217.18.© National Museums Liverpool

Geometric I

Bowl

Bowl: A small bowl in two fragments. The bowl has two vertical handles, a slightly flared rim and a low stemmed foot. The cup is in White Painted II type of decoration of two plain dark brown bands on the exterior body. The rim, the foot and the handles are also painted in dark brown.The interior centre of the cup is all painted in dark brown. The clay is gritty buff brown evenly fired and soft. The cup has been joined up by sherds but the two main fragments have not been pieced together. (Overall: 75 mm x 92 mm) - Made of Pottery Culture: Cypro-Geometric II

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
White Painted ware (Iron Age)White Painted II (Iron Age)
Shape
Cup
Decoration
Painted
Motif
Bands and lines
Material
Clay
Period
Iron AgeCypro-GeometricCypro-Geometric II
Date
950 - 900 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Provenance

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

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
56.217.18, Liverpool Museum

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