Cyprus/Kyrenia Mountains and North Coast
Early Cypriot I-II
Karmi-Lapatsa Tomb 15, in the chamber (no. 1 near skull A)
Jug/pitcher
jug with cut away spout, vertical round handle, and "rivets" with central punctures
Exterior: fabric 5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow); slip 10R 5/6 (red) and 10R 4/6 (red) (streaks); Interior: 10R 5/6 (red); Core: not visible, but fabric where slip worn off is 5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow)
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Dining/Drinking/Serving
red slip, burnishing in several directions (streaky)
Handmade; inclusions: “very finely mixed clay with small, Medium and some large inclusions.” (webb et al. 2009: 53); many sand (black and white lime), Few medium lime, Few voids, and No large inclusions observed
oxidized
Acknowledgements:
This entry was
created by Smith using information in Webb et al. 2009 (which drew on a previous
unpublished study by Herscher, which informed an exhibition, see catalogue: Kershaw ed. 1983) and measurements, color readings, observations of inclusions and surface treatments, and other observed details made by Smith during
the week of February 24-28, 2020 at The Ringling Museum of Art.
Provenance: Excavated
by James R. B. Stewart in 1961, University of Sydney; donated by Eve Stewart to
Florida State University 1973; donated by Florida State University 1973; 1974
accessioned by The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art. SN74.2
Classified in Webb et al. 2009 as Red Polished I-II.
