Accession No

1951.2020 A


Description

22 sherds of red polished, reserved slip, and white painted wares. Eight rim sherds, 12 body sherds, one base sherd and one handle or spout. Rim sherds: three painted red; one with red-brown slip; one with white slip and black painted cross-hatched lines; three with pinkish buff slip and red painted lines. Body sherds: three painted red; one with internal red paint and external white slip with a red-brown band; two with brown slip; three with reddish buff slip and red or black cross-hatched lines; two with white slip and black cross-hatched lines; one with black paint. Base sherd is of coarse buff fabric with traces of red slip. Tubular handle or spout has traces of red-brown paint.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus; Kyrenia District; Ayios Epiktitos


Period

Neolithic Early Bronze Age Middle Bronze Age


Source

Museum of Classical Archaeology [donor]; Fitzwilliam Museum [collector]; Stewart, James Rivers Barrington [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1951.2020 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


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Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1951.2020 [A-B]: 'A ground and polished stone axe, sherds of Red Polished, reserved slip and white painted wares.'
Event Date 1951
Author: maa


Context (Acquisition Details)
Transferred from the Museum of Classical Archaeology to MAA in November 1951. It was likely originally owned by the Fitzwilliam Museum and part of the transfer of Cypriot material to the Museum of Classical Archaeology around 1938.
Event Date 11/1951
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
22 sherds of red polished, reserved slip, and white painted wares. Eight rim sherds, 12 body sherds, one base sherd and one handle or spout. Rim sherds: three painted red; one with red-brown slip; one with white slip and black painted cross-hatched lines; three with pinkish buff slip and red painted lines. Body sherds: three painted red; one with internal red paint and external white slip with a red-brown band; two with brown slip; three with reddish buff slip and red or black cross-hatched lines; two with white slip and black cross-hatched lines; one with black paint. Base sherd is of coarse buff fabric with traces of red slip. Tubular handle or spout has traces of red-brown paint.
Event Date 8/3/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad


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