Carthaginian painted pottery amphora
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A pottery amphora with two raised arch handles and painted decoration. The body is painted with broad black and brown horizontal bands and the chest of the vase is painted with a scroll pattern.
The shape and banded decoration of this vessel clearly draws its inspriration from Cypriot pottery however the free-hand painted scrolls are more typical of Carthaginian designs.
Culture
North Africa, Carthage, c. 6th or 5th Century BC
Size
14 x 14.3 cms including handles
Condition
Intact as shown with light surface accretions
Provenance
Ex. deceased estate, Bordeaux, France; acquired in the mid to late 20th Century