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Vase

Place of origin

Buff-coloured earthenware vase painted in dark brown. Cylindrical body, tapering neck with mouth pinched in to form lip, loop handle. The body is painted with lozenge-shaped compartments, each enclosing a disc, with lattice-work in the interspaces.


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Buff coloured earthenware
Brief description
Buff-coloured earthenware vase, Ancient Cyprian; pre-historic period
Physical description
Buff-coloured earthenware vase painted in dark brown. Cylindrical body, tapering neck with mouth pinched in to form lip, loop handle. The body is painted with lozenge-shaped compartments, each enclosing a disc, with lattice-work in the interspaces.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.6cm
  • Base diameter: 2.75in
  • Diameter: 7cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by H.S.Ashbee Esq.
Object history
Bequethed by H.S Ashbee, Esq.
Association
Collection
Accession number
216-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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