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Ornamental tapes, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot hemispherical bowl, White Slip II
Ornamental tapes, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, White Slip II, c. 1450–1300 BC. Vienna Museum, Antikensammlung, V 1080.© Kunsthistorisches Museum

Late Bronze Age II

Ornamental tapes

Ornament ligaments The gray -brown cover and the wide frame of the ornamental ligaments characterize the developed White Slip II goods.The hemispherical shells, which are usually called "Milk Bowls" in English termology, are the most common form of this genre.They probably served as drinking vessels. H. 8,5 cm, B. 25,1 cm, Dm. (Mündung) 18,5 cm

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
White Slip wareWhite Slip II
Shape
BowlHemispherical bowl
Decoration
Painted
Material
Clay
Period
probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)Late Cypriot II
Date
1450 - 1300 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Collection

Vienna Museum

Provenance

  • Cesnola, Luigi Palma di, Konsul, Larnaka;1869 purchase

Identifiers

Accession no.
Antikensammlung, V 1080, Vienna Museum

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