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Red Polished Amphora Jar, Middle Bronze Age II Cypriot, Red Polished III
Red Polished Amphora Jar, Middle Bronze Age II Cypriot, Red Polished III, c. 1850–1750 BC. British Museum, 1879,1119.2.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Middle Bronze Age II

Red Polished Amphora Jar

Pottey storage jar ('amphora') in Red Polished III ware; handmade; spherical body with a round base and a short cylindrical neck with everted, incised rim; angular string-hole projections from base of neck to shoulder; polished red slip worn in places; incised decoration of triple chevrons and annulets. Dimensions: Diameter: 10 centimetres; Height: 12.50 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: Red Polished Ware Series: Stewart Type (VII D g4); Red Polished III Techniques: handmade; incised; slipped; polished

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Red Polished wareRed Polished III
Shape
JarAmphora
Decoration
Incised
Material
Clay
Period
probablyBronze AgeMiddle Cypriot (Middle Bronze Age)
Date
1850 - 1750 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus

Identifiers

Accession no.
1879,1119.2, British Museum · Museum record

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