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Bottle

10thC BC - 9thC BC
Place of origin

Bottle of earthenware, terra-cotta, with a globular body, a projecting spout and loop handle. Painted with red and black lines and bands, and a pair of eyes near the spout.


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Earthenware, terra-cotta bottle, Cyprus, early Iron Age 10th-9th century BC.
Physical description
Bottle of earthenware, terra-cotta, with a globular body, a projecting spout and loop handle. Painted with red and black lines and bands, and a pair of eyes near the spout.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.8cm
  • Diameter: 8.5cm
Content description
There are elements of a face, eyes drawn on, and a spount that could represent the nose.
Production
Cypriote
Association
Collection
Accession number
2129-1876

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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