
Middle Bronze Age II
White Painted String-hole Askos
Pottery askos in White Painted String-hole Style;handmade; body is bird-shaped with small loop handle on the top, with the head formed from a beak spout; there are seven string-holes around the centre of the body; made of orange-buff clay with a yellowish buff slip and painted with a red hatched decoration. Dimensions: Length: 14.80 centimetres Object Type: askos Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted String-hole Style (SCE type XV a) Techniques: handmade; painted; slipped
Date
1850 - 1650 BC
Accession No.
1868,0905.30
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Dhali
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