Lapithos 69-35-1405 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Lapithos 69-35-1405

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Context Information

Site Name

Lapithos, Upper Cemetery

Date

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Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Cyprus/Kyrenia Mountains and North Coast

Period

Cypro-Geometric

Archaeological Context

Tomb 483

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jar/Jug

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

BaseD: 7.8, L: 26.5, OutsideD: 1.4

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Black slip on surface. Horizontal incisions on shoulder and above base. Shallow vertical incisions from shoulder to above base.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 1

Lapithos 69-35-1405

Jar/Jug

Lapithos

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Cypro-Geometric

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Cypriot Iron Age Black Slip

c. 1050 to 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

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 121, Plate 72-75.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/2794