Accession No
1957.90 B
Description
A strap handle from a burnished vessel of grey or black ware. The base of the handle is made from two layers of pottery that join, creating an oval shaped hole towards the base.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Italy; Ariano Irpino; La Starza
Period
Middle Bronze Age Apennine Bronze Age
Source
Trump, David H. [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1957.90 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
90mm
Events
Context (References)
Trump, D.H. (1957). ‘The Prehistoric Settlement at La Starza, Ariano Irpino.’ Papers of the British School at Rome, vol. 25. pp. 1-15
Event Date 1957
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by David H. Trump in 1957.
Event Date 1957
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1957.90 A-D: 'Handles of black or grey ware, some burnished. A: Strap handle with triangular perforation cut out of base of handle. B: Strap handle with two-tier base. C: Strap handle with thick central keel. D: 2 Others.'
Event Date 1957
Author: maa
Context (Analysis)
Appenine Bronze Age, from 1600 BC
Event Date 1957
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (Related Documents)
Card with pottery reads "Strap-handles of various forms. Appenine Bronze Age middle - late from 1600 B.C
Event Date 1957
Author: Emily Shorter
Context (References)
Trump, D.H. (1963). ‘Excavation at La Starza, Ariano Irpino.’ Papers of the British School at Rome, vol. 31(1). pp. 1-32
Event Date 1963
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Physical description)
A strap handle from a burnished vessel of grey or black ware. The base of the handle is made from two layers of pottery that join, creating an oval shaped hole towards the base.
Event Date 19/3/2024
Author: Emily Shorter
FM:310905
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