Jug, Bichrome Ware, 8th-6th centuries BCE Cyprus, situated in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean Sea, was culturally influenced by both Greece and Phoenicia. The intermingling of these two gave birth to a rich, diversified culture, whose technological and artistic level was especially high. The culture of Cyprus influenced not a little the material culture of Eretz-Israel. The wealth of archaeological finds discovered in excavations in Israel testifies to the ties between the two countries.

Decorated horse, clay 6th-5th centuries BCE

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