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; Cypriot pottery. 1050–750 BC Cypriot–Geometric Period, Cyprus. Vessel. Height 10.4 cm; width 6.7 cm., A ceramic vessel with a rounded, flattened body and a flared neck, supported on a clear stand, shown against a gray background; the vessel is primarily terracotta orange with darker brown painted concentric circular bands on the body and neck, and darker brown striped decoration along the curved double handles; the surface shows some wear and small lighter speckles.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_401

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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 Geometric motifs Cypriot pottery 1050–750 BC Cypriot–Geometric Period Cyprus Vessel Height 10.4 cm width 6.7 cm ceramic vessel rounded flattened body flared neck supported clear stand shown gray background vessel primarily terracotta orange darker brown painted concentric circular bands body neck striped decoration curved double handles surface wear small lighter speckles.