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| Type of Object: | Vessel |
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| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Measurements: | 5 to 25 cm. in height. |
| Date or Period: | Hellenistic |
| Maker: | Hellenistic |
| Designated List Section: | 1A8 Hellenistic (325 B.C.-50 B.C.) |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 07/19/2002 |
| Photograph: | Department of Antiquities, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Copyright: | Department of Antiquities, Nicosia, Cyprus |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Forms include bowls, dishes, skyphoi, unguentaria, jugs and juglets, pyxides, and amphorae. Most of the ceramic vessels of the period are undecorated. Those that are decorated use red, brown, or white paint in simple geometric patterns. Ribbing is also a common decorative technique. Some floral patterns are also used. Varieties include Glazed Painted ware and Glazed ware. Imports include Megarian bowls. | |
| Keywords: | |
| bowls, ceramic, container, glazed, grooves, pottery, ribbed, vessel, |
