Kourion 49-12-122 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Kourion 49-12-122

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Context Information

Site Name

Kourion/Episkopi, Bamboula

Date

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Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Cyprus/Western South Coast

Period

Cypro-Geometric I

Archaeological Context

Tomb 11

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

cooking?

Fabric Description

Clay: gritty gray-brown to blue-brown in patches.

Measurements (cms)

H. 12.5, D. 21

Functional Category

Transport/Storage, Cooking/Food production

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 4

Kourion 49-12-122

Amphora

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric I

Kourion 49-12-122

Amphora

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric I

Kourion 49-12-122

Amphora

Kourion/Episkopi

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Cypro-Geometric I

Kourion 49-12-122

Amphora

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 Late Bronze Age Cooking ware

1500-1050 BCE

Late Cypriot

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

—

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Bibliography

Benson, Jack L. Bamboula at Kourion: The Necropolis and the Finds. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1972 , Number B 972.

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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

Benson lists ware as "coarse ware"