Ancient CyprusAncient Cyprus
Bichrome Basket, Geometric Cypriot basket-handled vessel
Bichrome Basket, Geometric Cypriot, c. 1050–600 BC. Pierides Museum, Larnaca.© Pierides Museum, Larnaca

Geometric

Bichrome Basket

bichrome basket with concentric circles

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Bichrome ware (Iron Age)
Shape
BowlBasket-handled vessel
Decoration
PaintedPainted in two colours
Motif
Concentric circles
Material
Clay
Place of production
Cyprus
Date
1050 - 600 BC

Browse the catalogue by ware, shape, period and more →

Corrections and additions

Do you know this object?

We are always looking for more of an object's history: who owned it, where it was sold or shown, and where it was published.

Missing from this record

  • No publication recorded
  • No earlier owners or sales recorded

We would like to hear about

  • Earlier owners, sales or exhibitions
  • Publications that illustrate or mention it
  • Where it is now, if it has moved
  • Better photographs, or a close parallel
  • A mistake in what we say about it
Write to us

or alexis@ancientcyprus.com

Messages are read by us alone and kept confidential, unless the law requires otherwise. Tell us if you would like to be thanked by name on the page.

Similar pieces