Context (Other)
Pots numbered 18, 27 and 28 and pins numbered 29-30 are missing.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Field collection)
From Tomb 84, No.3. 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.62-68 and Plate VI A etc
Event Date 1950
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Found together / assemblage)
Catalogue card (1951.1074 A-CC) notes that 'These vessels are considered to be contemporary (Red Polish II) accompanying a single burial. The pottery is all handmade and mostly coated with a red slip. Sometimes the upper part of the vessels is fired black and the lower red. The incised ornament sometimes has a white inlay.'
Event Date 1951
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Large two-handled amphora.
Event Date 1951
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Other owners)
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Description (Physical description)
Large two-handled amphora. Wide, circular opening with simplw rounded rim; slightly concave neck; with opposing strap handles with oval cross-section from neck to shoulder of body. Body is ovoid, tapering towards a small slightly splayed base. Buff red fabric, with large patches of red chipped away and two large circular losses on the upper body; a chip to the rim; uneven surface of base.
Event Date 6/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna

Context (Display)
Label found inside 1951.1074 C from previous display reads: 'Two two handles amphorae from Tomb 84, Vounous. 51.1074 C&N'
Event Date 6/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna