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Geometric II

Flask

Flask: A pilgrim flask with two vertical handles from the short neck to the shoulder. The spout is flat and circular. The flask is decorated in Black on Red III type, the clay coated with a red slip. There two black concentric rings on each side and running along the circular body. The flask has been repaired with a large area of the body still missing, the rim's overall condition is poor. (Overall: 170 mm x 110 mm) - Made of Pottery Culture: Cypro-Geometric III

Date

900 - 750 BC

Accession No.

56.217.16

Collection

Liverpool Museum

Provenance

  • St Andrews University and Liverpool Museums Kouklia Expedition, Previous owner, …

References

  • Cypriot Pottery in the Liverpool Museum, S C Tsielepi, Piotr Bienkowski, 1988, P…