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Vessel: Polis, jug

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Context Information

Site Name

Polis/Marion, Peristeries (Princeton Grid Area B.D7)

Date

Late 4th-3rd BCE

Site Type

City

Country/Region

Cyprus/Chrysochou Valley

Period

Cypro-Classical, Early Hellenistic

Archaeological Context

Petrerades (Princeton Grid Area E.G0), Bell-shaped cistern

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Vessel Details

Shape

Jug/pitcher

Shape Type

Form 1

Fabric Description

Exterior: 10YR 7/4 very pale brown (Munsell 2000)

Measurements (cms)

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Functional Category

Household/Utility

Surface treatment

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Manufacturing Technique

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Firing

mica and large limestone inclusions

Vessel Images 1

Polis, jug

Jug/pitcher

Polis/Marion

Late 4th-3rd BCE

Cypro-Classical, Early Hellenistic

Break Photos 0

Thin Section Photos 0

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Associated Ware/Ware Family/Style

Cypriot Iron Age - Hellenistic Plain Light Wares

ca. 1050 BCE - 31 BCE

Cypro-Geometric, Cypro-Archaic, Cypro-Classical, Hellenistic

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Associated Petrofabric

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Associated Kiln/Workshop

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Bibliography

Rotroff, Susan I. Hellenistic Pottery: The Plain Wares. The Athenian Agora 33. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2006

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Discussion/Acknowledgements

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