Kourion 49-12-527 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Kourion 49-12-527

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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

Archaeological Context

Tomb 23

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

Krater-amphora

Fabric Description

Clay: orange-brown with fine dark sand

Measurements (cms)

H: 14.7, D: 12

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Slip: gray-blue, thin, streaky

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 3

Kourion 49-12-527

Amphora

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric II

Kourion 49-12-527

Amphora

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric II

Kourion 49-12-527

Amphora

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric II

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Cypriot Black Slip

1750 BCE - 1450 BCE

Middle Cypriot III, Late Cypriot I

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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 K638, Number P559, Page 102.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/242148