Lapithos 32-27-4056 | The Levantine Ceramics Project

Vessel: Lapithos 32-27-4056

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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 I, Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III

Archaeological Context

Tomb 480-485

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Vessel Details

Shape

Amphora

Shape Type

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Fabric Description

black paint

Measurements (cms)

H = 10.8 cm, D = 10cm

Functional Category

Transport/Storage

Surface treatment

black paint, vertical stripes on top of rim, horizontal band on base of neck and set of bands and lines on belly, below handles. Framed horizontal stripes on handles. Foot painted. Broken, handle missing.

Manufacturing Technique

Wheel made

Firing

fully fired

Vessel Images 1

Lapithos 32-27-4056

Amphora

Lapithos

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Cypro-Geometric I, Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Geometric II, Cypro-Geometric III

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Cypriot Black Slip Painted (Iron Age)

c. 1050 to c. 900 BCE

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Associated Petrofabric

—

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

—

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Bibliography

Diakou, Stella. "Lapithos: The Upper Geometric Cemetery", PhD, Department of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology, Bryn Mawr College, 2013

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

This vessel was entered during the LCP x Penn Museum Data Day. https://collections.penn.museum/collections/object/60051