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Accession_Number REDMG:2003.84.1
Shape Stamnos amphora
Shape_description Amphora with a wide neck tapering towards an outward rim. Two handles attached horizontally to the shoulder. Wide body tapers towards the delineated, slightly concave base.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Cypriote
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Munsell_color
Decoration
Inscriptions
Condition Blackening in areas. Illegible stamp near the base. Some white inclusions and chipping around the rim
Technique/Style Wheel made plain ware
Provenance Unknown
Period Cypro-archaic I-II
Date 750-500
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Image

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Oblique front view from above of a Cypriote stamnos amphora, showing the two handles.

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Front view of a Cypriote stamnos amphora, showing the two handles.

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Side view of a Cypriote stamnos amphora, showing the handle.

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Back view of a Cypriote stamnos amphora, showing the two handles.

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Side view of a Cypriote stamnos amphora, showing the handle.

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Over head of a Cypriote stamnos amphora, showing the two handles and the mouth.

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Over head of a Cypriote stamnos amphora, showing the two handles and the mouth.

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View of the base of a Cypriote stamnos amphora.
Comparanda CVA British Museum Fasc. 2, pl. 12 #12.
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Height 13.4
Diameters Body 9.7; Base 4.7; Mouth 4.7; Rim 0.06
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Location Reading Museum
Edited_by Marianne
Date_edited 08.07.2009
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