
Early Bronze Age III
Red Polished Horned Jar
Pottery amphora or jar in Red Polished III ware; hand-made; ovoid body on a rounded base; tall concave neck with a slightly everted plain rim; pair of opposing horned lug handles, pierced with large holes; made of pink-buff clay with a lustrous red slip, decorated with lime-filled incision: vertical bands and zig-zags. Dimensions: Height: 22 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: Red Polished Ware (RP III) Techniques: incised; polished; handmade
Date
2100 - 1800 BC
Accession No.
1937,1118.1
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Kalavasos