White Painted Caduceus Sherd

White Painted Caduceus Sherd

Description:

Pottery body sherd from a White Painted Ware vessel; handmade; from a vessel with a curved body, possibly a jug; buff clay with an orange-buff slip and ornage-red paint; the red latticed panel and wavy line decoration could indicate White Painted Framed Caduceus Style.


Dimensions: Height: 8.80 centimetres max


Object Type: vessel


Ware: White Painted Ware


Series: White Painted Framed Caduceus Style (?)


Techniques: handmade; painted; slipped

Period:

Middle Bronze Age I

Date:

1950 - 1650 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Nicosia (city) (near)

Accession Number:

1924,1006.3