Cypro-Minoan Inscribed Ball

Cypro-Minoan Inscribed Ball

Description:

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?

Period:

Late Bronze Age III

Date:

1300 - 1100 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Hala Sultan Tekke

Accession Number:

1898,1201.204