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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Cypriot
Title:Drinking cup (kylix)
Date Made:7th century BCE
Type:Ceramic
Materials:Earthenware with black pigment
Place Made:Europe; Cyprus
Measurements:Overall: 4 11/16 in x 7 1/8 in x 6 5/16 in; 11.9 cm x 18.1 cm x 16 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1943.9.B.AV
Credit Line:Purchase with the Nancy Everett Dwight Fund
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Exterior: An area of geometric decoration consisting of double contoured lozenges between three thin vertical lines is framed between two bands of black, one on the rim and the other near the lower portion of the body of the bowl. The exterior of the handles are painted, while the undersides are reserved. The base is painted black. The underside of the foot is reserved with two paper labels attached; one white with a red border and no inscription, the other reading: White geometric ware; Early Iron Age ca. 1,000-750 B.C.
Interior: Three medium-width bands decorate the interior of the lower core.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology

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