White Slip I ware
is characterized by a thick white slip and red and brown vertical and horizontal bands of paint usually with a net pattern in between them. White Slip I vessels, particularly bowls, were very common during the Late Bronze Age I, also known as Late Cypriot I. It differs from its successor, the White Slip II ware, by the use of two colors, and a more careful and delicate decorations.
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 Tankard jug White slip with brown bands and orange-red net decoration Hand made Ring base Height: 19.5 cm © The Trustees of the British Museum
|  Hemispheric bowl White slip with orange-red lines decoration Loop handle Hand made Round-flattened base Diameter: 16.6 cm © The Trustees of the British Museum |