Archaic I
Bichrome Jar
Jar with beautiful archaic flower in center of body and archaic sun patterns on either side. Otherwise of prototypical type with handles attaching to the mouth from the upper body and a thick neck.
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Shape
- Jar
- Decoration
- PaintedPainted in two colours
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 800 - 600 BC
- Place of production
- probablyCyprus
Collection
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