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Chalcolithic Red-on-White ware

Also called Red-on-White, Red on White, Erimi Red-on-White, RW

Objects

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Date

c. 3900–2700 BCE

The painted pottery of the Erimi culture: red or brown paint on a pale slip.

In the Compendium

Red-on-White Ware

Red-on-White is the hand-built painted pottery of Chalcolithic Cyprus, with red geometric patterns on a pale marl or slipped ground.