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DishM1.48

Clay dish consisting of red clay with a cream slip. Coarse-grained clay with a few small white limestone particles, a very large quantity of dark grits, giving the surface a very speckled appearance, and a small amount of fine silver mica. Red-brown and grey-black thin matt paint. Very low ring foot, gently curved wall, two small horizontal handles attached to rim. Decoration on the interior consists of two bands of paint on the wall and a spiral starting from a large dot in the centre. The line gets progressively broader towards the outside. Rim and handles painted black. On exterior wall the decoration is more elaborate consisting of red and black bands of varying width and spacing. Bottom of ring foot is decorated with crosshatched lines.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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DishM1.47

Small buff coloured dish with two small handles and circular designs. The dish is made with finely grained and soft clay, full of small white limestone particles and dark grits. The base is flat with sides curving outwards to the rim. There are two small horizontal handles attached to the sides. There designs are painted with a dark brown, thin, matte paint. Interior decoration consists of concentric bands of varying width on the interior and a band around the rim. Exterior designs include concentric bands around the lower body and a Maltese Cross on the bottom of the dish.

Culture
Cypriot
Material
paint and clay
Made in
Cyprus
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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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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FlaskM1.44

Clay askos made of cream, fine-grained, hard-fired clay with very smooth surface to the touch. It contains a small quantity of white and dark grits and medium-sized flakes of silver mica. Black paint, lighter at the edges, fairly thick with a slight gloss. Low ring foot, elongated globular body, narrow neck with flaring rim at one end on top and slightly upturned spout at tail end. A strap handle joins spout to mouth. Decoration consists of three horizontal bands on lower portion of body and paint on tip of spout, mouth and top surface of handle.

Culture
Greek ?
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Crete, Greece ?
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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PotM1.60 a-b

Pot, made of light red brown, fine-grained clay with small white limestone particles and a small amount of very fine mica. Thick light grey slip covers pot and lid. Low ring foot, globular body with sharp carination dividing a rounded from a flat wall just below rim. Plain upright rim with convex outer face. Ledge on interior for lid. Two round horizontal handles are pressed against wall and rim providing a finger hold. Flat lid with small knob handle.

Culture
Greek
Material
clay
Made in
Athens, Greece
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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Body MaskIe396

Part of a tumbuan body mask/costume. Conical helmet like mask with a very long nose, agape mouth, protruding lower lip, and a woven fringe dividing front from back. Made of rattan woven over a wood frame, it is coated with a thin layer of clay. Has painted tear shapes around the eyes. Painted zigzags on the fringe, and feathers on the lip and nose tip.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
pigment, cassowary feather, feather, wood, clay and rattan
Made in
East Sepik, Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MaskIe395

Mask with a concave face, protruding eyes, a looped nose, concave ears, and a dish-like oval object on the forehead. A rail runs below the face, and another bound with cassowary feathers and brown feathers are also spaced evenly along the rail. Cassowary feathers decorate the nose and sennit fibre tassels hang from the ears. The mask is made of rattan woven over a frame of wood that is thinly coated with clay. The facial features are emphasized with black and white pigment.

Culture
New Guinea
Material
sennit fibre, clay, cassowary feather, feather, bamboo grass, rattan, chalk stone ?, lime mineral ? and pigment
Made in
Papua New Guinea ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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