Kourion 49-12-533 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Kourion 49-12-533

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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

Amphora

Shape Type

Krater-amphora

Fabric Description

Clay: gritty gray at core to dull brick-red and gray-blue.

Measurements (cms)

H: 29.8, D: 28.7

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 3

Kourion 49-12-533

Amphora

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III

Kourion 49-12-533

Amphora

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III

Kourion 49-12-533

Amphora

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 Heavy and Coarse wares

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

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 K946, Number P570, Page 116.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/213688