Caption

Bottle amphoriskos, Amphora with a round, slightly flattened flask-like belly. Brown-black decoration of concentric circles of varying thickness on the belly, horizontal lines on the rim, and a fine zigzag. Cypriot pottery, geometric motifs. 1050–750 BC Cypriot–Geometric Period. Cyprus. Vessel, height 10.4 cm, width 6.7 cm., A rounded terracotta vessel with a flared neck and two curved handles, shown against a plain gray background; the vessel is primarily warm orange-brown with darker brown painted bands and rings on the body, neck, and handles, and it displays surface wear and small spots of lighter discoloration; the piece rests on a translucent stand that is pale and slightly reflective.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_398

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 14.0in x 14.0in / 4211 x 4211 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle amphoriskos Amphora round slightly flattened flask- belly Brown-black decoration concentric circles varying thickness horizontal lines rim fine zigzag Cypriot pottery geometric motifs 1050–750 BC Cypriot–Geometric Period Cyprus Vessel height 10.4 cm width 6.7 cm rounded terracotta vessel flared neck two curved handles shown plain gray background vessel primarily warm orange-brown darker brown painted bands rings body neck displays surface wear small spots lighter discoloration piece rests translucent stand pale slightly reflective.