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. Geometric motifs, circles iconography. Cypriot pottery, 1050–750 BC Cypriot-Geometric Period, Cyprus. Height 10.4 cm, width 6.7 cm., A round terracotta vessel with a flared neck and a pair of high curved handles, showing concentric painted bands and circular motifs in dark brown on an orange-buff body, with areas of wear and small chips, set against a plain gray background and supported by a clear stand; visible colors include orange-buff, dark brown, gray, and clear/transparent.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_399

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Rights managed

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50.7Mb (1.4Mb) / 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 Geometric motifs circles iconography Cypriot pottery 1050–750 BC Cypriot-Geometric Period Cyprus Height 10.4 cm width 6.7 cm round terracotta vessel flared neck pair high curved handles showing concentric painted bands circular motifs dark brown orange-buff body areas wear small chips set plain gray background supported clear stand visible colors include orange-buff gray clear transparent.