Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1722

Object type
Alabastron
Tomb No (findspot)
A1722
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1375-1300 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 7.6cm
Diameter: 4.8cm (rim)
Bibliography
Åström 1972, 322
Preservation
Rim partly missing.
Fabric Description
Medium hard fabric, medium dark brown inclusions, slightly lustrous surface with incrustations.

Description
Sloping rim, short concave neck, slightly concave body, wide convex base, three handles above shoulder carination.

Decoration
Decorated with solid paint on rim and neck, a wide band below and a frieze of vertical parallel lines on the handle zone; wide parallel bands below and a spiral on the bottom in reddish paint.