Context (Acquisition Details)
Found: Thought to be from Atchana. See 1938.716 - 1938.878. Acquired in the 1930's
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Record for Z 16007 [A-E]: 'Six yellow clay sherds, one sherd of painted ware, one red clay jug mouth and part of a handle.'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'ATCHANA'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Leonard Woolley, British Museum, 1937-1947; the field season when this object was excavated is currently unknown.
Event Date 1937
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (References)
Woolley, Leonard. (1955). Alalakh: An Account of the Excavations at Tell Atchana in the Hatay, 1937–1949. Oxford: Society of Antiquaries of London.
Event Date 1955
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Context (Analysis)
Müge Bulu Akar, PhD candidate at Koç University, Turkey examined this sherd in November 2018. She identified it as the mouth of a spindle bottle, dated to the Late Bronze Age and is probably a Cypriot import. The Description and Period fields have been updated accordingly.
Event Date 26/11/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Sherd of a red pottery spindle bottle. Mouth, neck and part of handle intact. Probably a Cypriot import.
Event Date 26/11/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn

Description (Physical description)
Sherd from a spindle bottle incorporating a mouth with an everted rim, straight narrow neck and part of the handle. Made up of a painted red ware.
Event Date 2/8/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth