
Geometric II
Cup
Cup: A White Ware II or I type decorated cup with one handle, a flared rim and a conical foot. There are two thin horizontal bands running along the upper part of the body. The interior of the cup has a black ring decoration towards the centre and along the rim. The handle and the foot are also painted in dark paint. The clay is buff brown and it has been coated in white. The cup has been joined up by different sherds and there are still two areas of it missing. The bowl is poorly attached to the stem and has a tilt towards the back. The decoration is in a poor condition. (Overall: 85 mm x 130 mm x 125 mm; 3 3/8 in x 5 1/8 in x 4 15/16 in) - Made of Pottery Culture: Cypro-Geometric III
Date
900 - 750 BC
Accession No.
56.217.14
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…