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Accession_Number

13.10.26

Shape

Bowl

Shape_description

Shallow bowl; horizontal rim with two holes for suspension at one side, one of the holes has a thin piece of rope in it (modern?)and clay; the base is slightly bulbous (the shape is slightly irregular leading to an incline of the rim to one side); interior smooth; 'ridges' can be felt on the exterior where the clay was turned on the potter's wheel; short, wide resting surface.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Cypriote

Fabric_description

Munsell_color

10YR 8/3

Decoration

Exterior colour quite pale with several large white patches and ridges, interior coated in brown paint.

Inscriptions

Condition

Intact, but missing a chunk from the rim. There is a substantial amount of greyish deposit on the rim and interior, and smaller surface chips on both the interior and the exterior. The exterior is worn in several places.

Technique/Style

Red slip ware; wheel made

Provenance

Possibly from Salamis

Period

Late Classical / Early Hellenistic

Date

4 c.

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.92.0068.jpg	Top view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the rim and interior.
2003.92.0069.jpg	Side view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the ridged exterior.
2003.92.0070.jpg	Side view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the ridged exterior.
2003.92.0071.jpg	Bottom view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the short, wide resting surface.
2003.92.0072.jpg	Side view of an (upside down) Cypriote bowl, showing the exterior and chipped rim.
2003.92.0073.jpg	Detailed view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the rim with two holes for suspension.
2008.99.0173.jpg	View of base of a Cypriote bowl, showing the short, wide resting surface.
2008.99.0174.jpg	Oblique overhead view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the rim and interior.
2008.99.0175.jpg	Oblique view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the rim and interior.
2008.99.0176.jpg	Side view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the ridged exterior.
2008.99.0177.jpg	Side view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the ridged exterior.
2008.99.0178.jpg	Side view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the ridged exterior.
2008.99.0179.jpg	Side view of a Cypriote bowl, showing the ridged exterior.