Black Slip Tankard - image 1

Middle Bronze Age III

Black Slip Tankard

Pottery tankard in Black Slip II ware; handmade; low biconical body; wide, tall neck tapering upwards to an everted rim; strap handle from shoulder to rim with horn-shaped thumb-grip; drab brown clay with a matt red/black slip. Dimensions: Height: 21.50 centimetres Object Type: tankard Ware: Black Slip Ware Series: Black Slip II (SCE type X B 1g) Techniques: slipped; handmade; polished

Date

1800 - 1650 BC

Accession No.

1884,1210.68

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Phoenikiais