Red Polished Ladle

Red Polished Ladle

Description:

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

Period:

Early Bronze Age III

Date:

2100 - 1900 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Accession Number:

2001,1022.1