Pottery
The Motifs & Patterns of Ancient Cypriot Pottery
From the earliest handmade vessels of the Ceramic Neolithic to the late Archaic period, Cypriot potters produced unique and wide range of interesting pottery.
In order to facilitate discussion of this pottery, it is broken down into distinct pages and sections based on the appearance of the finished product or the manufacturing process and materials involved in its creation. Two separate classification schemes are used called the Shape and Type.
Pottery Motifs & Patterns
The pottery of ancient Cyprus was often decorated with a variety of motifs and patterns. As part of the Compendium initiative, we are documenting these motifs and patterns for reference. Note that motifs and patterns vary by chronological period, type and style of pottery. The types of motifs seen even vary in terms of placement on specific pottery, such as the neck of a jug being more likely to have a zig zag when compared to its body.
