White painted mug with a bird motif Product Category_Ancient Design his other hand resting on

his other hand resting on his hip

The kit contains fragments of a Mycenaean kid's mug

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

based on a Cypro-Geometric prototype from Cyprus

White painted mug with a bird motif Product Category_Ancient Design his other hand resting onMug 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.