Caption

Bottle, geometric motifs, Cypriot pottery, vessels, circles iconography. 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. 1050–750 BC Cypriot-Geometric Period, Cyprus. Vessel, amphoriskos. Height 10.4 cm, width 6.7 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flaring rim sits upright on a clear support against a neutral gray background; the vessel is primarily terracotta orange with dark brown to black painted linear and geometric banding, including several vertical stripes down the body and a patterned vertical handle that connects the rim to the shoulder, and the rim shows concentric horizontal lines and darker worn areas.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_400

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Rights managed

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50.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 14.0in x 14.0in / 4211 x 4211 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bottle geometric motifs Cypriot pottery vessels circles iconography Amphora round slightly flattened flask- belly Brown-black decoration concentric circles varying thickness horizontal lines rim fine zigzag 1050–750 BC Cypriot-Geometric Period Cyprus Vessel amphoriskos Height 10.4 cm width 6.7 cm rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flaring sits upright clear support neutral gray background vessel primarily terracotta orange dark brown black painted linear geometric banding several vertical stripes down body patterned vertical handle connects shoulder concentric horizontal lines darker worn areas.