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cite as: https://uremuseum.org/record/48.12.13

Accession_Number

48.12.13

Shape

Jar

Shape_description

Short straight tapering neck; shoulder meets the body at a corner point; two small handles are attached to the upper body; the body is bulbous and has no foot.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Cypriote

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

5YR 7/6

Decoration

Rim of the neck is painted red on the inner side, the outer surface of the neck is painted brown. Two black lines on a white wash decorate the shoulder, the handles are painted black on their outer surface. The upper body is decorated with a red band at the top then (on one side) a white wash, followed (on both sides) by six black bands with reserved areas between them. The rest of the lower body is decorated with a dark red wash.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact. Rim has small chips, the body has chips of varying sizes and also small holes which do not appear to go all the way through the fabric. There is a piece of debris in one of the handles. Colour is fading in some places, maybe due to firing process.

Technique/Style

Bichrome

Provenance

Period

Iron Age

Date

7 c.

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2008.99.0240.jpg	Oblique front view from above of a ypriote jar, showing the handles and the mouth.
2008.99.0241.jpg	Top view of a Cypriote jar, showing the mouth and shoulder.
2008.99.0242.jpg	View of the base of a Cypriote jar.
2008.99.0243.jpg	Back view of a Cypriote jar showing the handles.
2008.99.0244.jpg	Front view of a Cypriote jar, showing the handles.
2019.99.0042.jpg	Back view of a Cypriot bichrome jar showing the handles.
2019.99.0043.jpg	Back view of a Cypriote jar showing the handles.
2019.99.0044.jpg	Front view of a Cypriote jar showing the handles.
2019.99.0220.jpg	Oblique side view of a Cypriote jar.