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Bowl, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, White Painted I
Bowl, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, White Painted I, c. 1200–950 BC. Liverpool Museum, 56.218.103.© National Museums Liverpool

Late Bronze Age III

Bowl

Bowl: Wide bowl with a high foot, the rim and the handles lost. The clay is buff with some grit, evenly fired, medium hard with a wet, smoothed self slip. It has White Painted I type decoration in matt brown: int the interior a medium band on upper wall over blot and an enclosed spiral of two on the floor. The exterior body only has one broad band on medium wall. (Overall: 58 mm x 157 mm) - Made of Pottery Culture: Late Cypriot III; Cypro-Geometric I

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
White Painted ware (Iron Age)White Painted I (Iron Age)
Shape
BowlFooted or pedestal bowl
Decoration
Painted
Motifs
Bands and lines, Guilloche and spiral
Material
Clay
Period
Iron AgeCypro-GeometricCypro-Geometric I
Date
1200 - 950 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Provenance

  • St Andrews University and Liverpool Museums Kouklia Expedition, Previous owner, …

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
56.218.103, Liverpool Museum

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