Kourion 54-41-26 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Kourion 54-41-26

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Context Information

Site Name

Kourion/Episkopi, Bamboula

Date

500 to 450 BCE

Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Cyprus/Western South Coast

Period

Cypro-Archaic II, Cypro-Classical I

Archaeological Context

Tomb 4

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jug, trefoil

Shape Type

—

Fabric Description

Clay dull brownish buff with large white grits.

Measurements (cms)

H. 15 cm, W. 11.3 cm, D. 10.5 cm.

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

—

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired.

Vessel Images 3

Kourion 54-41-26

Jug, trefoil

Kourion/Episkopi

500 to 450 BCE

Cypro-Archaic II, Cypro-Classical I

Kourion 54-41-26

Jug, trefoil

Kourion/Episkopi

500 to 450 BCE

Cypro-Archaic II, Cypro-Classical I

Kourion 54-41-26

Jug, trefoil

Kourion/Episkopi

500 to 450 BCE

Cypro-Archaic II, Cypro-Classical I

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Cypriot Iron Age Plain White wares

c. 1050-c. 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

Benson, Jack L.. "A Tomb of the Early Classical Period at Bamboula" American Journal of Archaeology 60.1 (1956), 43-50
Benson, Jack L. Bamboula at Kourion: The Necropolis and the Finds. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1972

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/90979