Archaic I
Large Free Field Bichrome Oinochoe
Bichrome Oinochoe with free field griffin drawn in the center
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Shape
- Jug
- Style
- Free-Field Style
- Decoration techniques
- Painted, PaintedPainted in two colours
- Motif
- Sphinx and griffin
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
- Date
- 750 - 600 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Collection
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