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The decoration of this vase is likely related to basket weaving. One of several distinctive regional styles of pottery, Red-on-Black Ware developed in the eastern part of Cyprus, on the Karpass peninsula. The style was short-lived.
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Title: Terracotta bowl
Period: Middle Cypriot II
Date: ca. 1800–1725 BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions:
H. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm)
diameter 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.974
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