Cyprus/Western South Coast
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Kourion-Kaloriziki Tomb 30 no. 4, cluster with skeleton, east
Bowl
medium deep, two small lug handles
Core color: 2.5YR 5/6 (red); Fabric: dense with few voids; Inclusions: some lime/sand, mostly small and medium pieces, few red small and medium pieces, many sand
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Dining/Drinking/Serving
Exterior slip color: 5YR 5/4 (reddish brown); Interior slip color: 2.5YR 5/4 (reddish brown);
Wheel made
Oxidized, slip cracked, some lime spawled but most not (thus fired right at that temperature)
ca. 925/900 BCE - 300 BCE
Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Archaic, Cypro-Classical
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 1778
