Cypriot Black Polished (Bronze Age) | The Levantine Ceramics Project

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Name, Geographic and Chronological Range

Name:

Cypriot Black Polished (Bronze Age)

Country/region of ware origin:

Cyprus/all

Date BCE/CE:

2200 BCE - 1750 BCE

Period:

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General Information and Description

General Information

Black Polished Ware is a subgroup of the Red Polished Ware Family. The vessels have been fired in a reducing atmosphere creating a black surface and a tan to gray fabric.

Description

Vessels 4

Penn Museum 69-35-515

Bottle

Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba

2200 BCE - 1750 BCE

Early Cypriot, Middle Cypriot I-II

Penn Museum 32-27-16

Flask

Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba

2200-1750 BCE

Early Cypriot, Middle Cypriot I-II

Penn Museum 32-27-13

Juglet

Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba

2200-1750 BCE

Early Cypriot, Middle Cypriot I-II

Penn Museum 32-27-8

Bowl

Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba

2200 BCE - 1750 BCE

Early Cypriot, Middle Cypriot I-II

Petrographic Samples 0

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Earlier/Alternative Names

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Site Distribution

Cyprus

Lapithos, Vrysi tou Barba (Cyprus/Kyrenia Mountains and North Coast)

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Associated Petrofabrics

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Associated Kilns/Workshops

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Bibliography

Stewart, James R.. The Early Cypriot Bronze Age. The Swedish Cyprus Expedition Volume IV, Part IA. Lund: The Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1962

Ware/Ware Family/Style: Cypriot Black Polished (Bronze Age)

Name, Geographic and Chronological Range

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General Information and Description

Vessels 4

Break Photos 0

Petrographic Samples 0

Earlier/Alternative Names

Site Distribution

Associated Petrofabrics

Associated Kilns/Workshops

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