Accession No
1951.1074 X
Description
Amphora of Red polish II ware. Concave neck; rounded body is slightly off-centre and bulges more on one side; with a small horizontal side handle with a small perforation on either side. Body tapers to a narrow, slightly splayed base. Upper neck and one handle is missing. Red ware, with patches of orange and black across the surface; patches of red and chipped away.
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
1951.1074 X; 24 [Finds No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
260mm x 434mm x 260mm Weight 4.64kg
Events
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.24. Vounous Site A. EExcavated 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)
Amphora with two handles. Neck damaged.
Event Date 1951
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
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: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
X only has one handle. (S-J Harknett)
Event Date 31/7/2000
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
Amphora of Red polish II ware. Concave neck; rounded body is slightly off-centre and bulges more on one side; with a small horizontal side handle with a small perforation on either side. Body tapers to a narrow, slightly splayed base. Upper neck and one handle is missing. Red ware, with patches of orange and black across the surface; patches of red and chipped away.
Event Date 6/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:280473
Images (Click to view full size):
