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. Cypriot pottery, 1050–750 BC Cypriot–Geometric Period, Cyprus. Vessel. Height 10.4 cm; width 6.7 cm., An earthenware vessel with a rounded body and a tall flaring neck sits upright on a clear support against a gray background; the vessel is predominantly terracotta orange with dark brown to black painted linear and geometric motifs including vertical stripes and triangular shapes, a single curved handle runs from the neck to the shoulder and is decorated with horizontal dark bands, the neck flares outward with concentric dark lines and a darker band near its base, the surface shows small areas of wear and lighter spots.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A03_402

License type

Rights managed

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50.7Mb (1.3Mb) / 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 Cypriot pottery 1050–750 BC Cypriot–Geometric Period Cyprus Vessel Height 10.4 cm width 6.7 cm earthenware vessel rounded body tall flaring neck sits upright clear support gray background vessel predominantly terracotta orange dark brown black painted linear geometric motifs vertical stripes triangular shapes single curved handle runs neck shoulder decorated horizontal dark bands neck flares outward concentric dark lines darker band near base surface small areas wear lighter spots.