Vessel, bowl, black-topped Red Polished ware
Country
Cyprus
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Description
Black-topped Red-Polished ware. Knob lug bowl. Deep hemispherical body with rounded base and plain slightly incurving rim. Small horizontally pierced lug below rim. On rim above lug, a small angled projection, on rim opposite lug a double-horned projection pierced twice horizontally. Pinkish-buff clay covered with highly lustrous slip, fired black on interior and exterior below rim. Rim and projections chipped and surface pitted (Webb, Jennifer M., "Corpus of Cypriote Antiquities", Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. XX: p.6).
Bowl - Red Polished: Red outside, black lip and interior, knob interior. Early Bronze age type 2000BC.
Bowl - Red Polished: Red outside, black lip and interior, knob interior. Early Bronze age type 2000BC.
Classification
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Food & Drink Consumption Crockery dish
ARCHAEOLOGY Cypriot
ARCHAEOLOGY Cypriot
Production place
Measurements
H55mm x W118mm x D110mm
Media/Materials description
Pottery, pinkish buff clay covered with highly lustrous red slip, fired black on interior and exterior below rim
History and use
Pottery is one of the most abundant, common and enduring artefacts in the ancient record, and one of human kinds most fundamental technologies. The craft or making pottery was widespread throughout the ancient world. Pottery was widespread as it was cheap to make, malleable into various forms and watertight after firing. Potters learnt the craft over several years – digging local clay, removing stones and roots, passing it through mesh, mixing with water and settling, cutting into squares, kneading to remove air pockets, forming the vessel, and firing. Vessels can be made using various methods, including pinch, coil, slab, paddle and anvil, and wheel or mould. It can be relatively plain, or decorated by using impressed designs, slips, paints, and even applying mould-made figures. Plain ware vessels are often under-reported in comparison to the more highly decorated vessels. Domestic pottery changed little in form and was largely undecorated – reflecting the ‘form and function’ approach and everyday utility of these vessels.
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Registration number
H625
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