Red Polished Ladle - image 1

Early Bronze Age III

Red Polished Ladle

Red Polished ware ladle with pierced handle for suspension; hand-made; irregular hemispherical bowl with a plain rim; long handle with an oval section: the suspension end has squared corners and has been pinched flat; made of coarse buff clay with a lustrous red slip (missing over parts of the bowl), polished along the axis of the handle. Dimensions: Length: 27.90 centimetres Object Type: ladle Ware: Red Polished Ware Techniques: handmade; slipped

Date

2100 - 1900 BC

Accession No.

2001,1022.1

Collection

British Museum

Provenance