amphora

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Object Type: amphora
Museum number: 1876,0909.81
Description: Large pottery amphora with ovoid body and high cylindrical neck; vertical handles; drab slip; black and purple painted decoration of chequered lozenges and vertical zig-zag between sets of six parallel lines.
Cultures/periods: Eastern Mediterranean
Production place: Made in: Cyprus (?); Made in: Levant (?); Made in: Egypt (?)
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Cyprus
Materials: pottery
Technique: painted; slipped
Dimensions: Height: 85 centimetres
Bibliographic references: Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum (C760)
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Luigi Palma di Cesnola
Acquisition date: 1876
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1876,0909.81

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