Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1716

Object type
Alabastron
Tomb No (findspot)
A1716
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1375-1300 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 9.2cm
Diameter: 8.4cm (rim)
Bibliography
CVA 1, pl. 24.8
Ǻström 1972, 322
Preservation
Intact
Fabric Description
Hard buff fabric with dark inclusions, slightly lustrous slip and dark brown paint.

Description
Squat with angular profile, flat sloping rim, short concave neck, squat body with straight sides, wide flat base and three round handles on the shoulder.

Decoration
Decorated with solid paint on interior of rim, parallel horizontal bands on the rim, neck and shoulder, a horizontal row of N pattern on the handle zone, thick parallel bands on the body and concentric rings on the base.