Black Polished Miniature Bottle - image 1

Middle Bronze Age I

Black Polished Miniature Bottle

Pottery miniature bottle of Black Polished ware; hand-made; cylindrical neck with cutaway spout; small pierced vertical lug at neck base; slightly convex body with flattened base; highly lustrous burnished black slip; decorated with incised geometric patters infilled with lime paste, including horizontal bands framing a wavy line on neck and shoulder, double framed vertical cross-hatched bands alternating with single or double circles on body; fabric dark grey; small chip at base. Dimensions: Height: 9.10 centimetres; Width: 2.90 centimetres Object Type: bottle Ware: Black Polished Techniques: handmade; slipped; burnished; incised

Date

2000 - 1750 BC

Accession No.

2001,0423.1

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Found/Acquired: Cyprus