Accession No

1951.1082 G


Description

Almost complete tulip bowl with two vertical lugs. Simple, upright rim; everted body walls; very small, concave base with horizontal piercing. Two opposing small vertical lugs. Incised decoration comprising groups of oblique lines and bands of zigzag on body and vertical lines, some dotted, on lugs; lime fills the incised decoration. Slipped and polished, with grey-black upper part and interior and red base. Small parts of rim missing.


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

1951.1082 G; 7 [Finds No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery; lime


Local Term


Measurements

105mm x 104mm


Events

Context (Other)
There was an ear-lug pot in the filling of the dromos but this was destroyed by a shepherd and no longer exists. Pottery vessels 9-10, 12, 22-23, 25 and 27 are also missing and spindle whorl No.15. There had been two burials in the chamber, an earlier one being cleared away to leave room for a later. See card 1951.1074
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in white ink on the inside of rim: 'Vounous T. 153. No. 7.'
Event Date
Author: Danlei Zhou


Context (Field collection)
Tomb 153, no. 7, Vounous Site A. Excavated by James Stewart, British School at Athens, 1937-1938.
Event Date 1937
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


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. p. 187, No. 7, Pl. XXIIa.
Event Date 1950
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Stewart (1950): 'Tulip bowl. Rounded base, horizontally pierced; two long vertical lugs. Slipped and polished. Dark red surface with black top and interior; white-filled incised decoration. Height to rim 10.4 cms., overall width 10.4 cms., diameter 8.3 cms.'
Event Date 1950
Author: Danlei Zhou


Description (Physical description)
Tulip bowl with two vertical lugs. Incised.
Event Date 1951
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Acquisition Details)
Tansferred 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: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Almost complete tulip bowl with two vertical lugs. Simple, upright rim; everted body walls; very small, concave base with horizontal piercing. Two opposing small vertical lugs. Incised decoration comprising groups of oblique lines and bands of zigzag on body and vertical lines, some dotted, on lugs; lime fills the incised decoration. Slipped and polished, with grey-black upper part and interior and red base. Small parts of rim missing.
Event Date 26/2/2024
Author: Danlei Zhou


FM:280436

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