Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1991

Object type
Tankard
Tomb No (findspot)
Unknown
A1991 A1991
Ware
White Slip II
Chronology
1450-1200 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 13.7cm
Diameter: 10.5cm (rim)
Bibliography
Unpublished
Preservation
Restored from fragments.
Fabric Description
Hard grey fabric, greyish slip; cracked surface.

Description
Flat outward sloping rim, short neck, slight carination on shoulder, ring base and vertical strap handle from rim to shoulder.

Decoration
Decorated with groups of vertical bands on rim, horizontal parallel bands below the rim, a horizontal ladder pattern on mid-neck, vertical ladder patterns on body and vertical chains of lozenges inbetween.The handle is decorated with a group of vertical bands at the top and a series of parallel bands below and the base is decorated with parallel crossing bands.

Comments
A  possible painted Cypro-Minoan sign on base.