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Black Slip Ware

Also known as: Black Slip Ware; Black Slip Bichrome Ware; Black Slip Painted Ware
Scope note: Black Slip Ware is a term which is used for Cypriot pottery of the Bronze Age or of the Iron Age. Distinction between the periods can be achieved with the relevant period culture terms and/or production dates. For the Bronze Age Black Slip Ware, this term is used for a hand-made ware of well mixed clay with a matt or lustrous, black or mottled red-brown and black slip. Whilst some fabric of this ware is somewhat soft and flaky, most of the fabric is hard and well-polished, some has an extremely hard metallic character. Primarily a Middle Cypriot pottery associated with the north-west of Cyprus, Black Slip Ware extended into the Late Cypriot I periods and other regions. It has been further classified as Black Slip I-V (Åström 1972a, Åström 1972b) as recorded in the Type Series scope notes. For Black Slip Ware of the Iron Age the term applies to a wheel-made ware made of buff, brown or reddish brown clay with a matt or lustrous brown slip. They are further classified into types I-VI (Gjerstad 1948) based on chronologically varied stylistic features, as recorded in the Type Series scope notes. Painted variants of Black Slip are known as Black Slip Painted Ware and Black Slip Bichrome Ware. Bibliography: Åström P. 1972, ‘The Swedish Cyprus Expedition Vol. IV/IC. The Late Cypriote Bronze Age architecture and pottery’, Lund. Åström, P. 1972 ‘The Swedish Cyprus Expedition. Vol. IV/ 1B The Middle Cypriot Bronze Age’, Stockholm. Gjerstad E. 1948, ‘The Swedish Cyprus Expedition. Volume IV/2. The Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Archaic and Cypro-Classical periods’, Stockholm.

46 related objects

amphora

Museum number: 1982,0729.377 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

amphoriskos

Museum number: 1982,0729.378 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

askos

Museum number: 1884,1210.60 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIILate Cypriot I |
Production date: 1750 BC-1550BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

bottle

Museum number: 1899,1229.98 |
Cultures/periods: x103813 Middle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1750BC-1650BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Klavdia

bowl

Museum number: 1884,1210.104 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIMiddle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1850 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

bowl

Museum number: 1884,1210.106 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIMiddle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1850 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:PhoenikiaisExcavated/Findspot:Alambra

bowl

Museum number: 1884,1210.101 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIMiddle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1850 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

cup

Museum number: 1982,0729.304 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Archaic IICypro-Classical I |
Production date: 600BC-400BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

cup

Museum number: 1894,1101.548 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050 BC-900 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Amathus

double jug

Museum number: 1898,1201.232 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIILate Cypriot I |
Production date: 1750BC-1550BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Hala Sultan Tekke

flask

Museum number: 1884,1210.49 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIMiddle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1850 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

jug

Museum number: 1899,1229.107 |
Cultures/periods: x103757 Late Cypriot I |
Production date: 1650BC-1550BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Klavdia

jug

Museum number: 1982,0729.307 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Archaic IICypro-Classical I |
Production date: 600BC-400BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

jug

Museum number: 1982,0729.372 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

jug

Museum number: 1884,1210.275 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050 BC-900 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Xylotymbou

jug

Museum number: 1876,0515.2 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050 BC-750 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

jug

Museum number: 1982,0729.373 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

jug

Museum number: 1982,0729.519 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Salamis (Cyprus)Excavated/Findspot:Gastria

jug

Museum number: 1884,1210.84 |
Cultures/periods: x105793 Middle Cypriot |
Production date: 1850BC-1650BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

jug

Museum number: 1982,0729.371 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

jug

Museum number: 1884,1210.315 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050 BC-900 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

jug

Museum number: 1982,0729.370 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kourion

juglet

Museum number: 1884,1210.27 |
Cultures/periods: x105793 Middle Cypriot |
Production date: 1950 BC-1750 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

juglet

Museum number: 1884,1210.30 |
Cultures/periods: x105793 Middle Cypriot |
Production date: 1950 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:PhoenikiaisExcavated/Findspot:Alambra

juglet; flask

Museum number: 1868,0905.1 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIILate Cypriot I |
Production date: 1750 BC-1550 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Dhali

juglet

Museum number: 1884,1210.26 |
Cultures/periods: Early CypriotMiddle Cypriot |
Production date: 2300BC-1650BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:PhoenikiaisExcavated/Findspot:Alambra

juglet

Museum number: 1884,1210.197 |
Cultures/periods: x103757 Late Cypriot I |
Production date: 1650 BC-1500 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

juglet; flask

Museum number: 1868,0905.2 |
Cultures/periods: x103813 Middle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1750 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Dhali

juglet; bottle

Museum number: 1868,0905.24 |
Cultures/periods: x103813 Middle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1750 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Dhali

juglet

Museum number: 1884,1210.33 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIMiddle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1850 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

juglet; bottle

Museum number: 1868,0905.9 |
Cultures/periods: x103813 Middle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1750 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Dhali

juglet

Museum number: 1884,1210.28 |
Cultures/periods: x105793 Middle Cypriot |
Production date: 1850 BC-1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:PhoenikiaisExcavated/Findspot:Alambra

juglet

Museum number: 1899,1229.23 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050BC-900BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouklia

juglet

Museum number: 1884,1210.29 |
Cultures/periods: x105793 Middle Cypriot |
Production date: 1950BC-1750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

juglet

Museum number: 1967,1103.8 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIMiddle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1850 BC- 1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

juglet

Museum number: 1884,1210.32 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIMiddle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1850 BC- 1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

juglet

Museum number: 1884,1210.37 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIMiddle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1850 BC - 1650 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

juglet; flask

Museum number: 1875,0313.4 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIILate Cypriot I |
Production date: 1750 BC-1550 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

juglet

Museum number: 1899,1229.97 |
Cultures/periods: x103813 Middle Cypriot III |
Production date: 1750BC-1650BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Klavdia

juglet

Museum number: 1899,1229.24 |
Cultures/periods: x107545 Cypro-Geometric |
Production date: 1050 BC-900 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Kouklia

oinochoe

Museum number: 1884,1210.316 |
Cultures/periods: x107549 Cypro-Archaic I |
Production date: 750 BC-600 BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Cyprus

oinochoe; jug

Museum number: 1880,0710.17 |
Cultures/periods: x107553 Cypro-Geometric III |
Production date: 900BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Aradhippou

plate

Museum number: 1894,1101.14 |
Cultures/periods: Cypro-Geometric IICypro-Geometric III |
Production date: 950BC-750BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Amathus

tankard

Museum number: 1884,1210.61 |
Cultures/periods: Middle Cypriot IIILate Cypriot I |
Production date: 1750BC-1550BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

tankard

Museum number: 1884,1210.68 |
Cultures/periods: x105793 Middle Cypriot |
Production date: 1800BC-1650BC |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Phoenikiais

vessel

Museum number: 136527 |
Production place: Made in:Cyprus |
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot:Tell Atchana

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