White painted mug with a bird motif Product Category_Ancient Design The contrast between the deep

The contrast between the deep black ground and the warm clay-toned figures enhances the decorative power of the design

The kit contains fragments of a Mycenaean kid's mug

Plain examples are particularly well represented in Athens and Attica

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 The contrast between the deepMug 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.