Small pottery hydria with a red design of ivy wreath and bands, Cyrenaica, Hellenistic period (300 – 200 BC), H 20 cm.

Vessels and containers – Stone and ceramics (Prehistory and Ancient History – Vases, jars and amphorae)

Material:Clay/Ceramic |Type:Containers/Vessels |Countries:Libya

  • Period

    1st millennium BC – AD 1551

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Libya

Category

Vessels and containers – Stone and ceramics (Prehistory and Ancient History – Vases, jars and amphorae)
Ceramics. Black or red vases and jars, varnished and/or burnished; with incised, stamped or sculpted motifs (humans, animals, floral, geometric) or inscriptions. Amphorae with oval bodies, pointed bases and narrow necks. May be plain or black- or red-figured and have yellow and/or white motifs.
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