Accession No

Z 36390


Description

Large basin comprising of a simple upright rim, two concave horizontal lugs with vertical central pendant below, hemispherical body, and a flat base. Made up of a buff brown fabric with red slip on the exterior and interior. Reconstructed with sherds.


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 36390; 2 [Finds No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

382mm x 225mm x 453mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Large bowl, rim with T-shaped lugs.'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Tomb 121, no. 2, 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. Pg.247, Pl.XXX, no.2.
Event Date 1950
Author: Alana Edgeworth


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: Alana Edgeworth


Description (Physical description)
Large basin comprising of a simple upright rim, two concave horizontal lugs with vertical central pendant below, hemispherical body, and a flat base. Made up of a buff brown fabric with red slip on the exterior and interior. Reconstructed with sherds.
Event Date 6/3/2024
Author: Alana Edgeworth


FM:73138

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