Kourion 49-12-524 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Kourion 49-12-524

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Context Information

Site Name

Kourion/Episkopi, Kaloriziki

Date

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Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Cyprus/Western South Coast

Period

Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III

Archaeological Context

Tomb 23

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Vessel Details

Shape

Juglet

Shape Type

One-handled Barrel Jug

Fabric Description

dk. gray with slightly orange hue; fine.

Measurements (cms)

H: 9.4, D: 5.3, W: 5.9

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving, Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Apparently had a smoothly polished self slip, or even darker slip; surface now badly worn.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 3

Kourion 49-12-524

Juglet

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III

Kourion 49-12-524

Juglet

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III

Kourion 49-12-524

Juglet

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Cypriot Iron Age Brown-Grey Burnished

c. 900 to c. 500 BCE

Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Archaic

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Benson, Jack L. The Necropolis of Kaloriziki Excavated by J. F. Daniel and G. H. McFadden for the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology 36. Göteborg: Åströms, 1973 , Number K825, Number P551, Page 110.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/99187