Geometric III
Bichrome Kylix with Bird Free Field Art
a Cypro-Geometric III bichrome ware kylix, circa 850-750 B.C., with twin upturned handles, the exterior ornamented with broad bands of black and red on the body, a flying bird in between narrow vertical lines on both sides, the interior with narrow concentric bands Jug: 8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) high
Classification
- Object type
- Pottery vessel
- Style
- Free-Field Style
- Decoration techniques
- Painted, PaintedPainted in two colours
- Motifs
- Bird, Bands and lines, Concentric circles
- Material
- Clay
- Date
- 850 - 750 BC
- Place of production
- Cyprus
Accession No.
SAM A 0239
Collection
Alexander Malios
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