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amphoriskos
Object Type
amphoriskos
Museum number
1873,0320.114
Description
Pottery: black-on-red ware amphoriskos; concentrics on shoulder, bands round body.
Cultures/periods
Cypro-Archaic
Production date
750 BC-600 BC
Production place
Made in:
Cyprus
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Idalion
Materials
pottery
Ware
Black-On-Red Ware
Type series
Black-on-Red II
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
7.80 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Sir Robert Hamilton Lang
Acquisition date
1873
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1873,0320.114