
Middle Bronze Age II
Red Polished Amphora Jar
Pottey storage jar ('amphora') in Red Polished III ware; handmade; spherical body with a round base and a short cylindrical neck with everted, incised rim; angular string-hole projections from base of neck to shoulder; polished red slip worn in places; incised decoration of triple chevrons and annulets. Dimensions: Diameter: 10 centimetres; Height: 12.50 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: Red Polished Ware Series: Stewart Type (VII D g4); Red Polished III Techniques: handmade; incised; slipped; polished
Date
1850 - 1750 BC
Accession No.
1879,1119.2
Collection
British Museum
Provenance
- Cyprus
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