Archaic I
Archaic Bichrome Oinochoe
Jug with highly complex archaic composition in bichrome style
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Shape
- Jug
- Decoration
- PaintedPainted in two colours
- Material
- Clay
- Period
- Iron AgeCypro-Archaic
- Date
- 750 - 600 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
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