Enkomi 1969 Inventory continued (III)H. de Contenson

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20.240	others lower down. Plain paint on the upper surface
(continued)	of the base preserved.
	Not restored.

	H.: 10,25 cm - diam. min. stem: 2,15 cm -
	diam. hole under base: 1,8 cm - depth of hole: 0,5 cm -

20.241	Foot of Mycenaean kylix in pottery.	T. 1907
	Light pinkish brown terracotta, fine	(under street no. 2)
	hard.	Dromos -
	Technique: the stem is made
	of two coils of paste rolled
	into a twist, then coated in
	a layer of earth, no doubt more diluted, which
	evens out the surface; the
	two spiral coils are clearly visible in the break.

Drawing: profile, section and detail of a kylix stem and foot

	Levelled on the wheel. The bowl was attached on
	the top of the stem.
	Base in a flattened, thin cone, with, on the
	lower face, a deep central depression which
	continues the profile of the base disc, without an angular
	inflection. Stem slightly widening from bottom to top.
	Surface smoothed with water and red-brown paint

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