CYPRUS
Bowl (bichrome III ware)
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric III 900 BCE-750 BCE

Medium
fired clay

Measurements
4.7 × 16.6 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1968
© Public Domain

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Cyprus

Accession Number
D144-1969

Department
Antiquities

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
A shallow dish with double rim and small, flat base. Decorated on both interior and exterior with parallel black painted lines running horizontally around the vessel. The lines extend from below the rim to approximately half way down the vessel. At this point a broad red band is painted (interior and exterior) and is pierced with a large triangular lattice or zigzag pattern. The base area (interior and exterior) is decorated with concentric black painted bands.

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CYPRUS
Bowl (bichrome III ware)
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric III 900 BCE-750 BCE