Cypro-Minoan Inscribed Ball - image 1

Late Bronze Age III

Cypro-Minoan Inscribed Ball

Solid terracotta sphere (known as balls or boules) inscribed before firing with six signs of Cypro-Minoan script (nos. 42, 35, 45, 46, 28 and 20 in Masson's system); brown clay with a polished surface. Dimensions: Diameter: 2 centimetres Object Type: ball Techniques: incised Inscription: Inscription type: inscription Inscription language: Cypro-Minoan Inscription script: Cypro-Minoan Inscription note: Cypro-Minoan?

Date

1300 - 1100 BC

Accession No.

1898,1201.204

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Hala Sultan Tekke