Cyprus/Western South Coast
Cypro-Archaic II
Kourion-Kaloriziki Tomb 30 no. 11, cluster with skeleton, east
Bowl
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Exterior surface: 2.5Y 7/3 (pale yellow); interior surface: 2.5 Y 7/2 (light gray); Inclusions: few large inclusions have spawled out - lime, some sand (includes lime and red, but mostly black and brown)
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Dining/Drinking/Serving
Core: 2.5Y 7/2 (light gray); Surface treatment: none, but can see incisions from where sand left a mark as the wheel turned
Wheel made
Partially reduced to lighten the color, no trace of oxidized core
ca. 1050 BCE - 31 BCE
Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Archaic, Cypro-Classical, Hellenistic
This entry was created using information from Jack Benson’s 1973 publication, The Digital Penn Museum website, and observations made by Joanna Smith during research about the object's shape and context as well as first hand study of the object's dimensions, color, and fabric at the Penn Museum on December 12, 2019.
Field number: P 1774
