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Geometric I

White Painted Jar

Pottery amphora or jar in White Painted I ware; depressed globular body on a low conical foot; tall cylindrical neck flaring to an everted rim; pair of opposing loop handles; buff-cream clay and slip, decorated in matt brown paint: bands around the body and neck, frieze of latticed triangles between the handles. Dimensions: Height: 19.10 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: White Painted Ware (WP I) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Date

1050 - 1000 BC

Accession No.

1982,0729.318

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion