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Title: Pierides Foundation Museum : Amphoriskos
Start date: 1300
End date: 1399
Historical Period: Late Byzantine Period
Description: 

Amphoriskos. Hard brownish-red fabric. Low ring-shaped base; short cylindrical neck; everted rim with serrated edge. Two horizontal handles on the shoulders. one of which is missing. A coat of wite slip covers the external surface. The dense graffito decoration is arranged in three zones: tangential circles adorn the neck; the upper part of the body has stylized floral motifs, while the lower part is embellished with cross-like motifs in panels. The ornaments are rendered against an imbricated ground and enhanced with brownish-yellow and dark green splashes. A greenish glaze covers the outside surface as well as the interior of the neck.

Size: Height: 10 cm, rim diameter: 7 cm, base diameter: 5.5 cm
Place: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Cyprus  
Languages: No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium: ceramic (material)
Project: BYZART Project  
Fond: OUC Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation  
Physical type: pots (containers)
Material and technique: glazing (coating process)
sgraffito (technique)
Data provider: Open University of Cyprus  
License: All rights reserved
Appears in Collections:BYZART

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