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BowlM1.45

Kyathos made of red fine-grained, light porous clay full of small white limestone particles and dark grits. The bowl was fired; has a red rim and handle; black painted lower body and inner bowl. Deep bowl, wide flaring upper portion, funnel-shaped below with narrow upright rim and forked handle attached below rim. The tip of the handle has a serpent-like appearance. Narrow base ring.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Alambra, Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugM1.43

Clay jug, light orange, fine-grained, hard-fired clay with scattered white limestone particles and fine silver mica. Thick cream slip, dark grey, thin, matt paint. Low ring foot, globular body, narrow neck, flaring rim pinches to form a trefoil mouth, vertical handle from neck to shoulder. Painted decoration consists of one band outlining the lip, a band on neck and one at point where neck joins body, a group of five concentric circles on shoulder, a group of three on lower body and a broad band covering foot. Zigzag on handle.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugM1.42

Barrel jug. Red-brown, fairly fine-grained clay with white limestone particles and fine silver mica. Grey-white thick slip over all. Grey-black, thin matt paint. No base, high, flaring neck with small handle-ridge, flaring trumpet mouth, vertical handle from body to ridge on neck. Two small circular protrusions, one on each side of the body. Decoration consists of vertical strokes on rim, horizontal bands on neck and strokes on handle. Two groups of broad and narrow concentric circles on each face. Beneath handle and on body opposite handle, two hatched lozenges with a pendant triangle.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Ormidia, Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BowlM1.59

Bowl made of medium-grained red, hard-fired clay, gritty to the touch with scattered red grits and fine mica. Thin red slip covers entire vessel. Black, thin matt paint. Deep bowl with low ring foot, steeply rising walls, slight carination just below lip, two small ribbon handles attached to top half of body providing a finger hold. Decoration consists on interior of concentric bands of varying widths in central portion of wall and two bands on bottom. A band defines the lip. On the exterior are concentric bands around the middle of the body, a row of concentric circle motifs around the upper half and paint on handles.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugM1.38

Jug made of cream, fairly fine-grained clay with a cream slip. Grey-brown, thin, matt paint. Pyriform body, short neck, beaked mouth, small vertical handle from neck to shoulder. Decoration consists of three vertical bands dividing neck into two zones. Three groups of horizontal lines in each zone. Body is divided into two halves by a horizontal wavy line framed by two straight bands. In the upper half are wide, latticed vertical panels framed on each side by a plain vertical band. In the lower half of the body are four groups of four parallel vertical lines converging in the centre on the bottom.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugM1.37

Yellowish buff, fine-grained, hard-fired clay jug, with a white slip. Light brown, semi-lustrous paint. Pyriform body, flat base, short neck, tall-beaked mouth, handle consisting of two twisted strands, extends from neck to body. Three-pierced lugs for suspension on body, one at point where neck meets body, two at base of mouth. Decoration consists of horizontal bands on neck and handle, and two horizontal lines dividing the body into two zones. In the upper zone are vertical triangular crosshatched areas separated by a double zigzag line. In lower zone, groups of two wavy lines converge at mid-point on bottom of base. Circles with dot in centre found between the wavy lines.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM1.131 a

Figure representing a votary composed of grey-brown, fairly fine-grained clay with white limestone particles and fine silver mica covered in white slip and the details of the face painted in reddish-orange, and there is reddish-orange also painted on the arms and torso. The figure has a tubular body with its hands raised in front of its chest holding tympanum. Small fringe of hair on forehead. Tympanum and arms made separately and applied.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarM1.55

Amphora, made of cream, grainy clay, full of dark grits. Red-brown and black, thin, matt paint. Small conical foot at bottom and cylindrical between base and body, oval body with flat everted rim and flat vertical handles from rim to shoulder. Decoration consists of short strokes in groups on top surface of rim and handles. Edges of rim and handles outlined with a continuous line. Wavy line on neck. Band at junction of neck and body. Broad and narrow bands in black paint in central portion of body, surrounding one broad red-brown band. Black base.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JugM1.41

Oinochoe made of red, fine-grained, hard-fired clay. Red slip, burnished in places, covers the entire surface. Black paint. Low ring foot, globular body, short narrow neck, pinched rim to form a trefoil mouth, vertical-grooved handle from rim to shoulder. Decoration consists of two bands on neck at junction of neck and body, and one horizontal group of circles on shoulder intersecting with a vertical group on each face. Subsidiary decoration consists of small concentric circles placed in the field. Lines on handle and around lip. In upper area opposite handle are three long crossing lines.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Idalium, Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarM1.58

Jar, made of cream, fine-grained clay with a few dark grits, hard-fired and light-weight. Exterior carefully smoothed. Black, thin, matt paint on a cream slip. Pyriform vase with a flat base and three vertically projecting, triangular shaped handles. Body narrows markedly toward bottom. Globular upper portion is covered with three rows of a black, scale-like pattern. Paint on neck and one band on top surface of rim. A broad band appears on the inside below rim.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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