White painted mug with a bird motif Product Category_Ancient Design Plain examples are particularly well

Plain examples are particularly well represented in Athens and Attica

along with additional artifacts and seashells embedded in a mixture of gypsum

dating to the 4th century BCE

based on a Cypro-Geometric prototype from Cyprus

White painted mug with a bird motif Product Category_Ancient Design Plain examples are particularly wellMug 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.