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Amphora, Early Bronze Age I Cypriot, Red Polished I
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Amphora, Early Bronze Age I Cypriot, Red Polished I, c. 2250–2150 BC. Liverpool Museum, 52.38.134.9.© National Museums Liverpool

Early Bronze Age I

Amphora

Amphora: A small amphora with a long lobular body, a short and a thick neck. The amphora has a flat circular mouth and two small vertical handles from the shoulder to the middle of the neck, well below the mouth. Each handle has a vertical cut along its length. The amphora is in Red Polished I decoration with a red polished slip all over its body. The slip has fallen off in many areas and the surface of the amphora is very worn. From the tomb 134 of cemetery A in Vounous, recorded by the excavators as a single burial, the tomb had not been reused after the initial interment. (Overall: 290 mm x 179 mm) - Made of Pottery Culture: Early Cypriot I

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Red Polished wareRed Polished I
Shape
JarAmphora
Material
Clay
Period
Bronze AgeEarly Cypriot (Early Bronze Age)Early Cypriot I
Date
2250 - 2150 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Bellapais-Vounous

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Provenance

  • E Stewart, Excavator, Owned from: 1937, Owned until: 1938<br/><br/>James Rivers …

Identifiers

Accession no.
52.38.134.9, Liverpool Museum

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