
Middle Bronze Age II
White Painted Bird Askos
Pottery bird-shaped askos in White Painte Pendent Line Style; handmade; crescent-shaped vase with a rounded base, a bird's head at one end and a spout forming the tail at the other end; ring-handle on back; buff clay withorange-buff slip and red painted decoration comprising wavy line pendents and encircling lines. Dimensions: Height: 8.20 centimetres Object Type: askos Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted Pendent Line Style (SCE type IIIc) Techniques: handmade; painted; slipped
Date
1850 - 1650 BC
Accession No.
1876,0909.9
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Cyprus
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