Accession No
1923.570
Description
Vase or urn. Clubbed, rounded rim; neck tapers towards the body; body widens and tapers to a footring base. Round body; two opposing horizontal side handles half way down the body have with long arms in relief from the body; with a small aperture for holding; and are painted brown. Rim, neck and upper body is decorated with brown horizontal bands; the middle is decorated with white crosses; two brown bands below where the handles connect; some glaze has dripped down to the base. Red ware.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus
Period
Early Iron Age Cypro- Geometric
Source
Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.570
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
257mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Vase or urn, globular body, two lugs or handles set on bulge at right angles to the plane of the body. Neck expanding: roll rim at lip. Decoration with geometrical patterns in white and dark - brown paint
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Partly cracked at point where neck meets shoulder and in two places round the rim.
Event Date 15/8/2000
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Physical description)
Vase or urn. Clubbed, rounded rim; neck tapers towards the body; body widens and tapers to a footring base. Round body; two opposing horizontal side handles half way down the body have with long arms in relief from the body; with a small aperture for holding; and are painted brown. Rim, neck and upper body is decorated with brown horizontal bands; the middle is decorated with white crosses; two brown bands below where the handles connect; some glaze has dripped down to the base. Red ware.
Event Date 6/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:49680
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