Kourion 49-12-53 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Kourion 49-12-53

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Context Information

Site Name

Kourion/Episkopi, Bamboula

Date

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Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Cyprus/Western South Coast

Period

Late Cypriot II A-B

Archaeological Context

Tomb 5:3

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Vessel Details

Shape

Bowl

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Clay: dark gritty red-brown.

Measurements (cms)

H9.5, W21.5, D18.1

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Slip: thin, chalky white, burnished inside and out. Paint: matte dark brown.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 4

Kourion 49-12-53

Bowl

Kourion/Episkopi

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Late Cypriot II A-B

Kourion 49-12-53

Bowl

Kourion/Episkopi

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Late Cypriot II A-B

Kourion 49-12-53

Bowl

Kourion/Episkopi

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Late Cypriot II A-B

Kourion 49-12-53

Bowl

Kourion/Episkopi

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Late Cypriot II A-B

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Late Cypriot White Slip wares

ca. 1650-1200 BCE

Middle Cypriot III, Late Cypriot I, Late Cypriot II

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Benson, Jack L. Bamboula at Kourion: The Necropolis and the Finds. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1972 , Number B146, Number P2637.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/123880