Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1713

Object type
Alabastron
Tomb No (findspot)
A1713
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1375-1300 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 9.9cm
Diameter: 8cm (rim)
Bibliography
CVA 1, 29, pl. 24.7
Ǻström 1972, 322
Preservation
Handle missing.
Fabric Description
Hard, pink buff fabric, some white and small dark inclusions, slightly lustrous slip and reddish to brown paint.

Description
Angular profile; flat sloping rim, short concave neck and  squat body with slightly concave sides, wide flat base and three round handles on shoulder.

Decoration
Decorated with solid paint on interior of rim, neck and shoulder; parallel bands on the rim, a panel of vertical parallel strokes on the handle zone, thick and thin parallel bands on the body and a circle on the base encircled by four concentric rings.