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pyxis
;
alabastron
Object Type
pyxis
alabastron
Museum number
1886,0415.14
Description
Pottery pyxis/alabastron with three handles (Furumark Shape 96). Design preserved on one side. Painted with red bands above and below shoulder. Concentric bands on base. Solid painted rim with band inside. Panelled design (FM 75) on shoulder of isolated semicircles (FM 43) between vertical lines/triglyphs.
Cultures/periods
Late Helladic IIIC
(early)
Production date
1200BC-1130BC
Production place
Made in:
Greece
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Pothia
(near)
Materials
pottery
Type series
Furumark FS 96
Technique
painted
Dimensions
Height:
14.70 - 14.80 centimetres
Diameter:
17 centimetres
(base)
Diameter:
18.30 centimetres
(max)
Diameter:
10.40 centimetres
(rim)
Bibliographic references
Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum
(A1001)
Furumark 1941 / The Mycenaean Pottery. Analysis and Classification.
(FS 96:10; FM 43:37)
Mountjoy 1999 / Regional Mycenean Decorated Pottery
(Kalymnos 5)
(p. 1129)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
W R Paton
Acquisition date
1886
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1886,0415.14