Base Ring Tankard - image 1

Late Bronze Age I

Base Ring Tankard

Pottery tankard in Base Ring I; handmade; despressed piriform body with cylindrical tapering neck with circular mouth and a flat rim; the strap handle is from rim to shoulder; two horizontal relief bands decorate the neck; made of pinkish clay with dark brown slip of mottled appearance. Dimensions: Height: 9.20 centimetres Object Type: tankard Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring I (SCE type VIIB1c) Techniques: handmade; slipped

Date

1600 - 1340 BC

Accession No.

1982,0726.4

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus