Cypriot Black-on-Red II (IV) Earthenware Amphoriskos
Cypro-Archaic II (600-475 BC). Height 11.6cm. Diameter 8.1cm, diameter of base 4.1cm
An amphoriskos with a raised, slightly concave base and an oval body. It has a wide, short cylindrical neck with a flat horizontal rim, and oval handles running from the rim to the shoulder. Made of hard buff clay with a lustrous orange-red slip, and decorated in matte black paint. A band of three parallel lines encircles the middle of the body, while groups of concentric circles decorate the shoulder. A band runs around the base of the neck, and framed groups of concentric circles appear on the neck. The rim is painted, and three lines encircle the inside of the neck. The handles are decorated with transverse strokes.
The amphoriskos was excavated by the Swedish Cyprus Expedition in 1930 at Marion, at level 82 of a chamber in Tomb 8. It has been part of the collection of the Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden (Inv. No.: M. 008:007) since 1931.