Lapithos 69-35-1415 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Lapithos 69-35-1415

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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

Amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

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Measurements (cms)

PreservedD: 7.6,

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

Surface worn. Regular vertical incisions from shoulder to above base.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 2

Lapithos 69-35-1415

Amphora

Lapithos

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Cypro-Geometric

Lapithos 69-35-1415

Amphora

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 Red Slip wares

ca. 925/900 - 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 122, 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/238644