Kourion 49-12-578 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Kourion 49-12-578

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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 I

Archaeological Context

Tomb 24

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jug, trefoil

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Gritty gray-brown to brick-red clay.

Measurements (cms)

Height: 17, Diameter: 14.3

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Shoulder may have once been burnished.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Kourion 49-12-578

Jug, trefoil

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric I

Kourion 49-12-578

Jug, trefoil

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric I

Kourion 49-12-578

Jug, trefoil

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric I

Kourion 49-12-578

Jug, trefoil

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric I

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 , Page(s) 31-32; 115, Number K921, Number P510, Number T.24: 32, Plate 38.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/233864