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

FALSE-NECKED JARS.

99

496. JAR, similar. Ht. l\ in. Similarly acquired (tomb 83). Excavations

in Cyprus, p. 48, fig. 74.

Buff .slip ; bright red paint. Handles all broken off; base
somewhat damaged. Paint on inside of lip, neck, and handles ;
two narrow bands on shoulder ; on body, waves as last and two
rings ; underneath, three rings.

C496.

JAR, similar. Diani. 6J in. Similarly acquired (tomb 88).

Buff slip ; dark red paint. Repaired from fragments, but incomplete ; neck,
one handle, and part of side wanting. Paint on handles and ring round base of
neck ; round the body, representation of waves, with rows of strokes above.

JAR. Ht. 11 in. From excavations at Kouklia (Old Paphos), 1899; found in a tomb
on the path leading to Orides.

Form as preceding, but with two small side-handles. Buff slip ; red paint
.varying in tone but fairly lustrous. Round the bod}-, broad and narrow bands ;
red on lip and handles, and concentric circles on base.

499.

500

(3) Miscellaneous Forms.

JAR. Ht. ya in. From excavations at Enkomi (Turner Bequest), 1S96 ; tomb 50.

Pinkish-drab slip ; dark brown paint. Globular body with small foot, short
neck, and wide mouth, but no handle ; cf. Myken. Vasen, pi. 44, No. 107.
Form distorted and surface damaged in places. Paint inside mouth and on
foot; round body, narrow bands.

SMALL AMPHORA. Ht. 3I in. From excavations at Fnkomi (Turner Bequest),
1896; tomb 83

Buff slip ; dull reddish-brown paint. Body somewhat squat, with small
side-handles and high foot; wide neck. Foot chipped. Paint on neck and foot;
bands round body.

FALSE-NECKED JARS (C 501 560).

Three varieties (Forms 55, 57, 56): (1) with spheroidal body on high stem ;
(2) with spherical or spheroidal body on low foot; (3) with flat body on low foot.
The two former correspond to Myken. Vasen, pi. 44, Nos. 51 and 50. Cf.
generally A 529 ff. from Ialysos.

5qi.

(1) Type with High Stem (C 501-518). Form 55.

FALSE-NECKED JAR. Ht. 18 in. From excavations at Curium (Turner Bequest),
895 ; tomb 50. Excavations in Cyprus, p. 74, fig. 12S ; Walters, Ancient Poltoy, I., p. 269 ;
J.H.S. XXXI. p. 113, fig. 4.

Made up from fragments and restored ; high stem. Thick coarse-grained
clay, with buff slip ; black paint, varying to red. Probably an imported Cretan

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