Accession No

1951.1077 C


Description

Incomplete amphora, now in eight sherds. Thick form of red ware with grey core. Simple, upright rim with a wide opening; upright neck with two thick loop handles attached at neck and shoulder which widens towards body; with circular cross-sections and decorated with three dots and a vertical line. Small, circular base. Half of rim and most of neck is present, four body sherds and half of base.


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

1951.1077 C; 4 [Finds No.]


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in white ink: 'VOUNOUS. T.114. NO: 4'.
Event Date
Author: Lucie Carreau


Context (Field collection)
From Tomb 114, Vounous Site A. Part of the contents of Tomb 114, plundered and the remains of two individuals disturbed. All pottery from the chamber. Excavated by James Stewart, British School at Athens, 1937-1938.
Event Date 1937
Author: Lucie Carreau


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.153-155 and Plate XVII b.
Event Date 1950
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1951.1077 A-J: 'C = Sherds of a large two handled amphora'
Event Date 1951
Author: Lucie Carreau


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: Lucie Carreau


Context (Other)
Pottery nos. 3, 7, and 10 are missing, also model pottery dagger and sheath (No. 9 a-b. See plate XCVII a and b). Sherds 4 were missing but have been found, see 1951.2014. See card 1951.1074.
Event Date 9/6/1992
Author: Lucie Carreau


Description (Physical description)
Sherds of a large two handled amphora. Two large sherds reconstructed to form 1/3 of the neck, including a handle. The rest of the sherds (7) bagged.
Event Date 13/5/2019
Author: Lucie Carreau


Loan (Analysis)
Fitzwilliam Museum, 09/07/2019 to 31/12/2019, PhD study by Rafael Laoutari, at the request of Professor Cyprian Broodbank
Event Date 9/7/2019
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Incomplete amphora, now in eight sherds. Thick form of red ware with grey core. Simple, upright rim with a wide opening; upright neck with two thick loop handles attached at neck and shoulder which widens towards body; with circular cross-sections and decorated with three dots and a vertical line. Small, circular base. Half of rim and most of neck is present, four body sherds and half of base.
Event Date 26/2/2024
Author: Clare McKenna


FM:284119

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