Accession No

1926.331 A


Description

Sherd of purple-on-buff ware. Clay formed with shiny inclusions, possibly pyrite; half of sherd is painted with deep purple slip with straight and rounded edge.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Greece; Central Macedonia; Thessaloniki; Lembet; Lembet Table


Period

Late Bronze Age


Source

Hutchinson, William W. [collector and donor]; Welch, F.B. [collector]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1926.331 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

41mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Written on one side: 'Lambet Table LBA' and 'T.L' on the other.
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna


Description (Physical description)
Description for 1926.331: 'Potsherds of various dates. A: One fragment of purple-on-buff ware, Late Bronze Age, handmade...'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Collected by R.W. Hutchinson and F.B. Welch, 1926. Two sites at Lembet are represented [in this donation]. 1) Lembet Toumba: Bronze Age [1926.330] 2) Lembet Table: Iron Age and later [1926.331]. 1926.333 are also from Lembet, probably Lembet Table.
Event Date 1926
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Sherd of purple-on-buff ware. Clay formed with shiny inclusions, possibly pyrite; half of sherd is painted with deep purple slip with straight and rounded edge.
Event Date 18/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna


FM:49567

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