Kourion 49-12-631 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Kourion 49-12-631

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Context Information

Site Name

Episkopi, Acropolis

Date

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Site Type

Cemetery/Necropolis

Country/Region

Cyprus/Western South Coast

Period

Late Cypriot IIIB

Archaeological Context

Tomb 25

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jar/Jug

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

Clay: light gray-brown, sandy, coarse.

Measurements (cms)

Height 10.6 cm; Outside Diameter 6.6 cm

Functional Category

Dining/Drinking/Serving

Surface treatment

Paint on neck-base, handle and base. 3 bands around widest part of belly.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

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Vessel Images 4

Kourion 49-12-631

Jar/Jug

Episkopi

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Late Cypriot IIIB

Kourion 49-12-631

Jar/Jug

Episkopi

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Late Cypriot IIIB

Kourion 49-12-631

Jar/Jug

Episkopi

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Late Cypriot IIIB

Kourion 49-12-631

Jar/Jug

Episkopi

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Late Cypriot IIIB

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Middle-Late Cypriot White Painted Wheel-Made ware

1950-1050 BCE

Middle Cypriot I-II, Middle Cypriot III, Late Cypriot

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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 K153 (P44).

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was added during a LCP x Penn Museum Data Day.

https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/69901