White painted mug with a bird motif Product Category_Ancient Design 5 ceramic marbles (spheria)

5 ceramic marbles (spheria)

is based on the minimal decoration of a neck Nikosthenic amphora from the Louvre Museum Collection (F114)

decorated ceramic beads or

based on a Cypro-Geometric prototype from Cyprus

his other hand resting on his hip

White painted mug with a bird motif Product Category_Ancient Design 5 ceramic marbles (spheria)Mug from Phylakopi II, Melos (ca. 20001600 BCE) This Middle Cycladic mug from Melos (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) is decorated with a playful dark bird on a white surface. The color of the figure ranges from golden brown to deep black, depending on the transparency and thickness of the paint, as well as the conditions of the firing. It pairs with another mug from the same period, painted with lively white dots on a dark background.