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Cypro-Geometric Pilgrim Flask, Geometric I Cypriot, Bichrome ware
Cypro-Geometric Pilgrim Flask, Geometric I Cypriot, Bichrome ware, c. 1100–900 BC. Cyprus Museum, Jacksonville.© Cyprus Museum, Jacksonville

Geometric I

Cypro-Geometric Pilgrim Flask

Cypro-Geometric Pilgrim Flask, circa 1100-900 B. C. , flattened round form with long neck from which two handles extend to the body; with bichrome paint decoration consisting of concentric circles on both sides. 5. 75 in. Only faint, ghosty remnants of the painted circles are present. Sale Price: $150

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
probablyBichrome ware (Iron Age)
Shape
FlaskLentoid flask
Decoration techniques
Painted, PaintedPainted in two colours
Motif
Concentric circles
Material
Clay
Period
Iron AgeCypro-Geometric
Date
1100 - 900 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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  • Cyprus Museum, Jacksonville

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