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Red Polished Funnel, Middle Bronze Age I Cypriot tool
Red Polished Funnel, Middle Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 1950–1750 BC. British Museum, 1884,1210.70.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Middle Bronze Age I

Red Polished Funnel

Pottery funnel in Red Polished ware; handmade; hemispherical body with single orned handle rising from just below rim and a spout at the base; red clay with red slip, repaired and restored at rim. Dimensions: Diameter: 1.40 centimetres internal bore ; Diameter: 13.50 centimetres; Height: 17.50 centimetres Object Type: funnel Ware: Red Polished Ware Series: Stewart Type (Class XXVI Group A Type g); Red Polished III Techniques: handmade; polished; slipped

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Red Polished ware
Material
Clay
Place of production
Cyprus
Date
1950 - 1750 BC

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Phoenikiais

Identifiers

Accession no.
1884,1210.70, British Museum · Museum record

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