Lapithos 32-27-63 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Lapithos 32-27-63

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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

Middle Cypriot I-II

Archaeological Context

Tomb 803B

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jug, spouted

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Thick hard yellow clay with gray interior.

Measurements (cms)

H: 23, D: 15.5

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Matt dark red slip. Incised decoration: vertical rows of hatching on neck front and either side, continuing to mid-body, also below handle; two lines encircling spout near attachment; on handle, double broken vertical zigzag.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

Fully fired

Vessel Images 0

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Cypriot Red Polished (Bronze Age) Ware Family

2400 BCE - 2300 BCE

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Herscher, Ellen Carol. "The Bronze Age Cemetery at Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba, Cyprus: Results of the University of Pennsylvania Museum Excavation, 1931", PhD, Classical Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania, 1978 , Number 17, Page 75.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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

For additional information, see: https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/308591 .