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Early Bronze Age II

Red Polished Ear-lug Pot

Hand-made Red Polished I (Black-topped) ware pottery: ear-lug pot with ovoid body and flat base; wide concave neck with everted rim; vertical lugs, one of which is pierced; incised decoration on body; slipped and polished with red surface shading to black top. Dimensions: Diameter: 18.50 centimetres; Height: 28 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: Red Polished Ware Series: Red Polished I-II (north coast) (Stewart type VIIC b3) Techniques: handmade; pierced; incised; slipped; polished

Date

2300 - 2100 BC

Accession No.

1939,0217.20

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Vounous