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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Archaic Period
With a short neck and a single strap handle painted with horizontal stripes and loop below, horizontal black stripes over neck and body with single wide red band in middle.
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Cypriot White Painted Ware from Cypro-Archaic Period
The rim with black strokes, painted on the exterior under the rim, twin vertical strap handles painted with zigzag lines, each side of neck centred with panel of vertical cross-hatched diamonds and triangles flanked by sets of vertical lines between two panels of double cross lines flanked by sets of vertical lines, the body with horizontal lines and bands, single band on lower body, foot painted.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Archaic Period
The rim of the wide mouth with bands, continuing on to shoulder over twin vertical double ribbed handles painted with stripes and horizontal lines, above a series of horizontal lines and bands overlapped by a frieze of alternating red and black vertical crossed staffs, a wavy band below and a single band on lower body.
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Cypriot White Painted Ware from Cypro-Archaic Period
The inside of the rim and the round of the mouth are painted. The neck has two friezes of circles separated by lines, two bands above and below and a set of lines on the shoulder. The body has columns of concentric circles painted between the twin-looped handles, another set of horizontal lines below.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from the Cypro-Archaic Period
The rim with red band and panels of stripes, twin vertical loop handles on shoulder with frieze of crossed staffs over horizontal red and black bands continuing to lower body.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from the Cypro-Archaic Period
The round mouth painted inside, rim with panels of stripes continuing to twin vertical double ribbed handles, a wavy line between bands on neck, body with red bands between black lines overlapping by alternating red and brown crossed staffs, wavy line between bands on lower body.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Archaic Period
The wide mouth painted with bands on inside, sets of striped panels on rim painted to twin vertical strap handles with zigzags, zigzag line around neck, band at lower neck, body with red band between two sets of four black lines, single band to lower body, painted foot.
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Cypriot White Painted Ware from the Cypro-Archaic Period
The interior has a painted black band, the rim with sets of strokes between lines, continuing on twin strap handles, the neck with wavy line, two bands at bottom, the body with two sets of encircling lines and broad band between, set of three narrow bands on lower body.
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Cypriot White Painted Ware from the Cypro-Archaic Period
The rim painted black, the top of the neck with two encircling lines, a band at the bottom, the strap handle with vertical stroke to shoulder, flanked by vertical strokes, two angled strokes below, the shoulder with two pairs of concentric circles on each side and a set of horizontal lines below.
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Cypriot White Painted Ware from the Cypro-Archaic Period
The rim is painted black, one encircling horizontal band on interior, the top and bottom of neck with black bands, the strap and painted twin horizontal loop handles over an encircling band, the shoulder with two concentric circles, another flanking the loop handles, the strap handle painted with vertical stroke continuing to body and flanked by another on each side.
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Cypriot White Painted Ware from Cypro-Archaic Period
The mouth and rim painted black, the neck with two rows of concentric circles between lines and bands, another set of lines and bands above and below the painted twin horizontal loop handles flanked by columns of three concentric circles and centred by a pair of concentric circles, traces of concentric circles on lower body, foot painted.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from the Cypro-Archaic Period
Wide mouth, the lip with black lines extending to shoulder, above twin vertical strap loop handles painted with crossed lines, and a frieze of alternating red and black crossed staffs and concentric circles between, encircling bands below.
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Cypriot Plain Ware from Cypro-Archaic Period
With large mouth and twin horizontal loop handles.
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Cypriot Plain Ware from Cypro-Archaic Period
With a narrow mouth, averted lip and twin horizontal handles.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Archaic Period
Neck with red bands, brown lines on neck and body, with single frieze of concentric circles on shoulder between twin horizontal loop handles.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The mouth painted inside and out with black bands, the neck with double wavy lines continuing to vertical strap handle, band at lower neck, over broad red and between two sets of black lines on body, foot painted.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The lip and double strap handle painted back, the narrow column neck with two bands at top and one at bottom, the shoulder with frieze of concentric circles, over set of lines, two red and two black bands below.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The interior with broad red band, the exterior is painted to the twin vertical double ribbed handles, the neck and shoulder each have a frieze of concentric circles, broad horizontal black band between, ochre painted horizontal line centred over circles, a broad red band between, black bands on body, red band over lower body and foot.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The interior has a broad red band over a set of black lines. The twin vertical strap handles are painted with a serpentine band, rim painted underneath, the neck with wavy line, black band at shoulder, the body with broad red band between sets of black lines and band below, the broad disk foot painted and stem below.
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Cypriot White Painted Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The inside of the mouth has two dark black bands, the rim has a zigzag painted on the outer rim. The neck has a frieze of cross-hatched diamonds. The shoulders are centred with cross-hatched chequerboard triangles flanked by wing like shapes. the painted twin loop handles have two cross-hatched diamonds. (neck chipped and heavily repaired).
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
Black bands are found on the interior and under the rim. The tapered neck has two red bands. The twin loop handles are painted with a wavy line between each side and two bands are found on the lower body.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric Period/Cypro-Archaic Period
The mouth has two painted bands inside, rim is adorned with panels triangles. The twin vertical, triple ribbed handles, with the middle painted red between two black, looped below; each side of the neck is centred with crossed panel flanked by zigzag panels. (neck heavily repaired, one handle in fragments).
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The inside of the mouth painted, the neck with sets of lines and wavy bands, over frieze of spots, the shoulder with three red bands alternating with sets of lines, over painted twin loop handles, with red and black cross-hatched panels between, red band between sets of lines below, double lines to lower body, band and set lines over painted foot.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The rim with stripes, inside of mouth with twin bands, the vertical twin strap handles with zigzags, the neck with panels of double crosses between double vertical lines, bands above and below over the shoulder with swastika on each side, the body with red band between sets of lines, single line to lower body, painted foot.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The rim painted with sets of black lines, inside and out of mouth with bands, continuing to twin vertical strap handles with zigzags, zigzag line around neck, band at lower neck, body with red band between sets of lines, broad black band on lower body, painted foot.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The painted interior with a set of black horizontal lines, the rim with sets of trapezoids within lines, the outer rim painted, the neck with black band at top and bottom centred with red band between sets of horizontal black lines, another set of narrow bands on shoulder, the painted twin horizontal loop handles with horizontal wavy line between on each side, over a set of lines between bands.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
The rim painted black, a horizontal line around the interior, the neck centred with wavy line between horizontal lines, two red bands, black band at bottom, shoulder with two red horizontal lines above set of black lines within two bands, the painted horizontal twin loop handles with frieze of three concentric circles on each side, over set of horizontal lines with bands, lower body with two horizontal red lines, single black band below.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
Black band and set of lines painted on interior, the rim with horizontal red band between sets of black lines, shoulder with another set of horizontal black lines, the painted horizontal twin loop handles with frieze of concentric circles on each side between, a set of horizontal lines between two bands below, single band on lower body, foot painted.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
Two black bands on interior, the rim with three sets of line, the neck shoulder and body with broad red band between sets of three narrow bands, neck with black band at top and bottom, the painted horizontal twin loop handles with two horizontal back wavy lines between, a broad red band between horizontal lines on lower body, single band below, foot painted.
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Cypriot Bichrome Ware from Cypro-Geometric/Cypro-Archaic Period
Short neck with pairs of concentric circles between black lines and red bands, continuing to shoulder and below twin vertical loop handles with three vertical stripes and flanked by vertical elliptical strokes, the panels centred with vertical pair of concentric circles between columns of four smaller concentric circles, the lower body with red bands between black lines and bands.
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