Clay Model of a Chariot – Cypro-Geometric Inspiration Function_Tableware while the horizontal handle may

while the horizontal handle may also have allowed the vessel to be suspended from a hook when not in use

This asymmetrical arrangement distinguishes the form from the more common skyphoi furnished with two horizontal handles

rim D: 10cm

was part of an experimental production under a Thetis-funded apprenticeship program

head and hands are then connected to the body

Clay Model of a Chariot – Cypro-Geometric Inspiration Function_Tableware while the horizontal handle mayfrom THETIS Cabinet Handcrafted clay model of a chariot, based on a Cypro Geometric prototype from Cyprus, ca. 850750 BCE, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The model features a wheel made chariot box, decorated with bold geometric patterns in black and earthy red tones on a warm pale clay surface. Its curved body is completed with two large painted wheels and two crossed wooden sticks that form the chariot structure. A small front