Plain White Ware Cup - image 1

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Plain White Ware Cup

Pottery two-handled cup or shallow bowl in coarse fabric, probably related to Plain White II ware; wheel-made; conical body on a low conical foot; vertical neck with slightly concave sides; pair of opposing loop handles, crudely finished; made of coarse red-orange clay with numerous white inclusions, covered with what appears to be a red slip or wash (worn away in many places); the foot is chipped and surface is abraded. Dimensions: Diameter: 9.20 centimetres Object Type: cup; bowl Ware: Plain White Ware (? PW II) Techniques: wheel-made; slipped (?)

Date

1050 - 900 BC

Accession No.

1982,0729.356

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion