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White Painted Pedestalled Cup

Pottery two-handled pedestalled cup or bowl in White Painted ware; wheel-made; deep body with vertical sides; two opposing loop handles; conical pedestal with a wide base (hollow underneath); buff clay and slip, decorated in matt brown paint: bands on the body and rim and around the interior, solid handles and foot; foot and rim damaged, surface encrusted in places. Dimensions: Diameter: 11.60 centimetres Object Type: cup; bowl Ware: White Painted Ware (WP II (?)) Techniques: painted; slipped; wheel-made

Date

950 - 800 BC

Accession No.

1982,0729.387

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion