Walters, Henry Beauchamp; British Museum <London> [Editor]: Catalogue of the Greek and Etruscan Vases in the British Museum (Band 1,2): Cypriote, Italian, and Etruscan pottery (London, 1912)

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THE POTTERY OF CYPRUS.

handles, and foot; on rim, rows of short strokes ; round lower part of body,
broad bands. On shoulder, between each pair of handles, the upper parts of
two birds confronted, much conventionalised ; long necks ; bodies in outline,
with rows of dots along the contours ; in the field, rings of dots. On the two

remaining handles are incised characters : \A = the Cypriote la, and JTj .

C 435. THREE-HANDLED JAR, as last. Ht. 17A in. Similarly acquired.

Body squatter than usual ; conical lip ; ridged handles. Made up from
fragments and restored (including most of lower part). Drab slip ; dark brown
paint Paint on neck and mouth ; short strokes at intervals on rim ; bands
down handles and round bases. On upper part of body, between handles, broad
panels of conventional flowers in several rows ; above and below, broad bands.
On each panel are five raised bosses, coloured brown.

C 436. THREE-HANDLED JAR, as before. Ht. 15 in. From excavations at Hala Sultan

Tekke, 1898.

Body as last; short neck with plain lip ; handles sharply ridged. Buff slip ;
dark reddish-brown paint. Repaired and restored ; one handle broken. Paint
on neck (inside and out), handles, and foot ; rings round rim. Round upper
part of body, broad frieze of scale-pattern ; below, broad and narrow bands.

C 437.

C 438.

C 439.

(2) Type 'with Short Neck (C 437-461). Form 51.

THREE-HANDLED JAR. Ht. 7 in. From excavations at
Curium (Turner Bequest), 1895 ; tomb 30. Excavations in Cyprus,
p. 72, fig. 124.

Buff slip ; lustrous dark red paint, worn away in parts.
Pear-shaped body with high stem ; wide neck with flat rim ;
small side-handles. Paint on inside of mouth, neck, handles,
and foot ; on rim, two rings of paint. On the shoulder,
narrow bands, and between the handles, chain of loops;
round the body and foot, broad and narrow bands.

JAR, as before. Ht. 6] in. Similarly acquired (tomb 101).

Red clay with buff slip; dark brown paint. Fragments joined and
repaired ; much wanting, including handles, but neck and foot complete. Paint
on neck and foot ; row of dots on rim ; on shoulder, band and pairs of spirals
with stalks ; round foot, broad and narrow bands, edged with fine lines.

JAR, similar. Ht. 6|- in. Similarly acquired (tomb 30).

Buff slip ; paint varying from dark red to black. Repaired from fragments ;
foot and other parts wanting; surface worn in parts. Paint on inside of mouth,
neck, and handles ; wavy line round rim ; between handles, panels of scale-
pattern ; round body, broad and narrow bands.