Potsherd of a Bichrome closed vessel, possibly an amphora

Details

• Title

  Potsherd of a Bichrome closed vessel, possibly an amphora

• Associated place

  Europe › Cyprus › Famagusta › Salamis › Salamis-Toumba (place of excavation)

• Date

  Cypro-Archaic Period (c. 750 - c. 475 BC)

• Material and technique

  ceramic

• Object type

  container › vessel

• Dimensions

  max. pres. 6.6 cm from side with flower band to band with chevron and chess-like decoration (length)
  max.pres. 6.6 cm across the chevron and chess-like decoration near the borderline (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Allocated by the Cyprus Exploration Fund, from excavations in Salamis in 1890.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1891.467

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