The Cypriot Black on Red ware, also known as Cypro-Phoenician ware, are characterized by a well burnished red slip and thin black stripes decorations. The most common vessel type of this ware is the juglet, used mainly for cosmetics. However there are also other types of vessels in this ceramic family.
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 Amphoriskos Red slip burnish with black bands and concentric circles decoration Ring base Height: 10 cm. © The Trustees of the British Museum  Amphoriskos Red slip burnish with black bands and concentric circles decoration Ring base Height: 8 cm. © The Trustees of the British Museum  Juglet Red slip burnish with black bands decoration Flat base Height: 15 cm. |   Juglet Red slip burnish with black bands and concentric circles decoration Flat base Height: 15 cm.   Flask Red slip burnish with black bands and concentric circles decoration Low ring base Height: 16.5 cm. © The Trustees of the British Museum |