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bowl
Object Type
bowl
Museum number
1884,1210.58
Description
Pottery double bowl in White Painted Ware, probably White Painted III; handmade; two shallow bowls with horizontal rims joined at the rim; buff clay with a thick cream slip decorated in brown paint; on each base the decoration consists of a cruiform groups of line; on the inside of the bowls, there is a wavy line underneath the rim, with two solid patches.
Cultures/periods
Middle Cypriot II
Middle Cypriot III
Production date
1850 BC-1650 BC
Production place
Made in:
Cyprus
Excavator/field collector
Excavated by:
Max Ohnefalsch-Richter
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Phoenikiais
(?)
Excavated/Findspot:
Alambra
, tomb
(?)
Materials
pottery
Ware
White Painted Ware
Type series
White Painted III
(?)
Technique
painted
handmade
slipped
Dimensions
Length:
8 centimetres
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated through:
Claude Delaval Cobham
Acquisition date
1884
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1884,1210.58