Lapithos 69-35-1394 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Lapithos 69-35-1394

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Context Information

Site Name

Lapithos

Date

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Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Cyprus/Kyrenia Mountains and North Coast

Period

Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III

Archaeological Context

Tomb 482, Chamber A

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl, deep

Shape Type

Footed

Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

D Rim: 28.5, D Base: 12.4

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Decoration in black paint. Surface worn. Band on rim and below handles. In handle zone, narrow vertical panels decorated with straight lines and filled with opposed outlined latticed triangles. Handles painted.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired

Vessel Images 0

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Cypriot Iron Age White Painted wares

1050 BCE - 300 BCE

Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Archaic, Cypro-Classical

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Diakou, Stella. The Upper Geometric Cemetery at Lapithos University of Pennsylvania Museum Excavations 1931-1932. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology CXLVI. Uppsala: Astrom Editions, 2018 , Page 116.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was entered during the LCP x Penn Museum Data Day.

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/3309