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Oinochoe with Free Field human, Archaic I Cypriot jug, White Painted ware
Oinochoe with Free Field human, Archaic I Cypriot, White Painted ware, c. 750–600 BC. Cyprus Museum, Nicosia.© Cyprus Museum, Nicosia

Archaic I

Oinochoe with Free Field human

White Painted Oinochoe with free field scene of human puling a horse in armor with a sword on his waist. Behind the horse is another man with a drawn arrow.

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
White Painted ware (Iron Age)
Shape
Jug
Style
Free-Field Style
Decoration
Painted
Motifs
Human figure, Horse
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
Date
750 - 600 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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