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Unknown Maker, Cypriote

Storage jar (amphora)

Maker

Unknown Maker, Cypriote

Culture

Cypriote

Title

Storage jar (amphora)

Year

7th century BCE

Medium

  • terracotta

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • terracotta

Materials

clay

Geography

Place Made: Cyprus

Dimensions

Height: 31 cm (12 3/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

39.124.1

Type

  • Ceramics

Publications

  • Books

Classical Vases, Excluding Attic Black-Figure, Attic Red-Figure and Attic White Ground

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

Cyprus’s location made it an important center for trade in the classical world, linking Greece with civilizations in the Near East and Egypt. The influence of the Aegean world on Cypriote art and culture is visible in the stylistic shifts in their pottery. This well-preserved, geometric storage jar (amphora) is an example of bichrome ware, a style of pottery that evolved in Cyprus as a result of increased contact with the Phoenicians. The amphora was common in antiquity; it was customarily used for the transportation and storage of perishables, such as grapes, olive oil, and wine.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Unknown Maker, Cypriote
Storage jar (amphora), 7th century BCE
Terracotta
Height: 31 cm (12 3/16 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 39.124.1

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