Museum Artifact 737

Museum Artifact 737 likely represents a bichrome, wheel-made kylix fired during the Cypro-Geometric III period of the Cypriot Iron Age. The kylix, a drinking vessel shaped like a stemmed bowl or cup and possessing a height of 5.5 cm, resembles a chalice with a disk base of 3 cm connected to a bowl measuring 8 cm across its widest point. Marked with two sets of concentric circles on the interior of the bowl, the kylix draws strong influence from greek design during the Late Bronze Age. Joanna Smith, a prominent Cypriot archaeologist, describes the pictorial image, vivid colors, and complete symmetry of greek ceramics in the Late Bronze Age; for this reason, it is clear the kylix draws influence from Mycenaean pottery (The Social Impact 8). Separating the two sets of concentric circles, a layer of red paint showcases the bichrome color scheme, red and black. On opposite sides of the exterior of the bowl, two black swastika designs
1995.10.591, containing sets of concentric circles on the interior and similarly shaped as a stemmed bowl, stylistically resembles the relic (Semitic Museum No. 1995.10.591). In addition to the circles, the black swastikas found on the exterior of 1995.10.591 further showcase the similarities between the two vessels. Clearly, the two artifacts are related in terms of style and shape; thus, the black and red color scheme of 1995.10.591, listed as bichrome and wheel-made, provides more evidence of 737’s ware. Although the artifact seems to be much taller and wider with lengths of 16.8 cm and 12.0 cm respectively, the object, marked as a Cypro-Geometric kylix, only possesses a few stylistic differences-- increased red and different imagery (Semitic Museum No. 1995.10.591). For this reason, 737 likely represents a smaller version of a kylix made during the Cypro-Geometric