White Painted Pedestalled Cup

White Painted Pedestalled Cup

Description:

Pottery pedestalled deep cup in White Painted ware; wheel-made; deep, double-curved body with slightly everted rim on a low stem, stepped pedestal base (hollow underneath); single handle from body to rim; buff clay and slip, decorated in matt brown paint: wavy bands on the shoulder, solid handle and base; surface heavily encrusted.


Dimensions: Diameter: 12.10 centimetres


Object Type: cup


Ware: White Painted Ware (WP I)


Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Period:

Geometric I

Date:

1050 - 900 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Kourion

Accession Number:

1982,0729.392