Accession No

1923.566


Description

Small grey ware flask with a long, narrow neck and a flat globular body with a prominent rib around its outer edge. A handle springs from the body and attaches to the middle of the neck. No base present but a slightly flattened portion on one side of the body. The surface is painted with light blue/grey linear decorations, Base Ring Ware II.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus


Period

Late Bronze Age


Source

Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1923.566


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

85mm x 150mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Gourd like vase with prominent rib in the central plane of the body, and handle. Grey ware with stripes in blue-grey paint Base Ring Ware II
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Analysis)
Note on card in pencil "This is Late Bronze Age II - III. Base Ring Ware II" and in the original hand of the card "I suggest probably Cypriote and Bronze Age, II millenium BC. C.G"
Event Date 1923
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Small grey ware flask with a long, narrow neck and a flat globular body with a prominent rib around its outer edge. A handle springs from the body and attaches to the middle of the neck. No base present but a slightly flattened portion on one side of the body. The surface is painted with light blue/grey linear decorations, Base Ring Ware II.
Event Date 5/3/2024
Author: Aedan Jones


FM:49676

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