White Painted Pendent Bottle - image 1

Middle Bronze Age III

White Painted Pendent Bottle

Pottery bottle in White Painted Pendent Line Style; handmade; oval body with flat base and narrow, cylindrical neck with a flared rim; one string-hole handle at the base of the neck; buff clay with cream slip and re-brown painted decoration; encircling horizontal bands around the neck, with groups of vertical wavy lines encased in parallel lines hanging from the neck; chipped on the rim and repaired at the neck. Dimensions: Height: 12 centimetres Object Type: bottle Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted Pendent Line Style (SCE type II B c) Techniques: painted; handmade; slipped

Date

1800 - 1650 BC

Accession No.

1884,1210.43

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Dhali (?)
  • Phoenikiais (?)
  • Alambra (?)