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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