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Bichrome Oinochoe, Geometric II Cypriot jug
Bichrome Oinochoe, Geometric II Cypriot, c. 900–600 BC. Kourion Museum.© Kourion Museum

Geometric II

Bichrome Oinochoe

medium sized Bichrome oinochoe with thick red slip disks on all sides. Concentric circle patterns also appear throughout as well as the triple crossing line pattern that is commonly seen in black on red ware oinochoe.

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Bichrome ware (Iron Age)
Shape
Jug
Decoration techniques
Painted, PaintedPainted in two colours
Motifs
Concentric circles, Triple crossing lines
Material
Clay
Place of production
Cyprus
Date
900 - 600 BC

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Collection

Kourion Museum

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