Accession No
1928.88
Description
A handled cup of brownish grey fabric with a burnished surface. Reconstructed. Cup has: a small footring on the base; a biconical body, decorated with three pointed bosses around the middle, and two incised horizontal lines at the top, below which are incised triangles filled with oblique lines, and three groups of incised vertical lines extending down into the lower body; a tall, slightly concave neck, with three incised horizontal lines in the middle; an everted rim; an oval shaped mouth; a strap handle that rises high above the rim, is almost vertical, and ends on the shoulder. Incised decoration has traces of lime infill.
Place
Europe; Eastern Europe; Hungary
Period
?Bronze Age
Source
Ramsden, John (Sir) [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1928.88
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Lime
Local Term
Measurements
85mm x 93mm x 91mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description: 'Tall handled cup of grey ware, polished. Same form as 1928.87 without the rosettes - decoration consists of incised lines and triangles.'
Event Date 1928
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Reconstructed from sherds; small pieces missing from rim and body.
Event Date 15/11/2000
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
A handled cup of brownish grey fabric with a burnished surface. Reconstructed. Cup has: a small footring on the base; a biconical body, decorated with three pointed bosses around the middle, and two incised horizontal lines at the top, below which are incised triangles filled with oblique lines, and three groups of incised vertical lines extending down into the lower body; a tall, slightly concave neck, with three incised horizontal lines in the middle; an everted rim; an oval shaped mouth; a strap handle that rises high above the rim, is almost vertical, and ends on the shoulder. Incised decoration has traces of lime infill.
Event Date 15/5/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:49099
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