Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1715

Object type
Alabastron
Tomb No (findspot)
A1715
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1375-1300 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 9.9cm
Diameter: 6.9cm (rim)
Bibliography
Åström 1972, 322
Preservation
Handle missing.
Fabric Description
Buff to orange fabric with small white inclusions and flaked surface.

Description
Squat; outward sloping rim, short concave neck, slightly concave sides and wide base and two horizontal  rounded handles on the shoulder.

Decoration
Decorated in reddish brown/dark brown paint with parallel multiple lines, broad bands below and a frieze of alternating chevrons and inverted chevrons on the shoulder zone; encircling bands below and multiple concentric lines on the base.