Accession No

Z 36407


Description

Incomplete amphora or urn with two handles. Everted rim, ovate body and flat base; two vertical strap handles with circular cross-section and rectangular projections near top, attached from neck to shoulder; buff fabric with polished red slip on the exterior; black speckled surface. Ten sherds present.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus; Kyrenia District; Bellapais; Vounous


Period

Early Bronze Age


Source

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


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 36407


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Sherds, large urn, two handles on neck.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Tomb 121, no. 24, Vounous Site B. Excavated by James Stewart, British School at Athens, 1937-1938.
Event Date 1937
Author: maa


Context (References)
Stewart, James and Stewart, Eleanor. (1950). Vounous 1937-38: Field Report on the Excavations Sponsored by the British School of Archaeology at Athens. Lund: C.W.K. Gleerup. 
Event Date 1950
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (Acquisition Details)
Transferred from the Fitzwilliam Museum to the Museum of Classical Archaeology in 1938, then transferred from the Museum of Classical Archaeology to MAA in November 1951. Other material from Vounous was transferred to the Nicholson Museum, National Museums Liverpool and Manchester Museum (see archive BR6/1/3 for list). 
Event Date 11/1951
Author: Katrina Dring


Context (Analysis)
Rafael Laoutari, PhD candidate, examined these sherds and those of Z 36406 and believes that they are part of the same vessel even though they are not adjoining sherds. This is based on the fabric, the thickness of the walls and surface treatment.
Event Date 22/11/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Incomplete amphora or urn with two handles. Everted rim, ovate body and flat base; two vertical strap handles with circular cross-section and rectangular projections near top, attached from neck to shoulder; buff fabric with polished red slip on the exterior; black speckled surface. Ten sherds present.
Event Date 27/2/2024
Author: Katrina Dring


FM:73087

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