Accession No

1951.2002 F


Description

Red ware ladle with looped handle. Circular hemispherical bowl with slightly flattened front side; opposing a looped handle that protrudes upwards and away from the bowl, and loops back into the base of the bowl. The handle has a circular cross-section; with oval aperture. Uneven base; black marks and traces of orange on surface.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus; Nicosia District; Politiko; Tamassos


Period

Early Bronze Age


Source

Museum of Classical Archaeology [donor]; Fitzwilliam Museum [collector]; Bulwer, Henry H. (Sir) [collector]; Ohnefalsch-Richter, Max [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1951.2002 F


Cultural Affliation


Material

Ceramic; Pottery


Local Term


Measurements

162mm


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'Bul.I.1892. Tomb 28'. Written in pencil. 'ME 28'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Field collection)
Tomb 28. Excavated by Max Ohnefalsch-Richter, Royal Berlin Museum, 1889.
Event Date 1889
Author: maa


Context (Other owners)
Collected by Sir Henry Bulwer, High Commissioner for Cyprus 1886-1892, who purchased finds from Max Ohnefalsch-Richter’s excavations through Eustathios Constantinides and donated them to the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1892 and 1907.
Event Date 1892
Author: Clare McKenna


Description (Physical description)
F: Ladle with looped handle
Event Date 1951
Author: maa


Context (Acquisition Details)
Transferred from the Fitzwilliam Museum to the Museum of Classical Archaeology, possibly in 1938, then transferred from the Museum of Classical Archaeology to MAA in November 1951.
Event Date 11/1951
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Context (Amendments / updates)
The markings on this object identify it as coming from Henry Bulwer's collection of objects from Tamassos, and the Place field (which previously just listed Cyprus) has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 29/2/2024
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)


Description (Physical description)
Red ware ladle with looped handle. Circular hemispherical bowl with slightly flattened front side; opposing a looped handle that protrudes upwards and away from the bowl, and loops back into the base of the bowl. The handle has a circular cross-section; with oval aperture. Uneven base; black marks and traces of orange on surface.
Event Date 1/3/2024
Author: Clare McKenna


FM:310094

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