Enkomi Digitisation Project

A821

Object type
Tankard
Tomb No (findspot)
A821 A821
Ware
White Painted VI
Chronology
1650-1550 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 19cm
Diameter: 10.3cm (rim)
Bibliography
Ǻström 1972, 60
Preservation
Intact
Fabric Description
Medium hard, buff fabric with small and medium dark inclusions, buff matt slip.

Description
Concave rim, wide cylindrical neck, squat biconical body, flat base and vertical thumb grip handle from rim to shoulder.

Decoration
Decorated in dark brown paint with wide bands on the neck filled in with a net pattern. The shoulder zone is decorated with bands of three oblique lines, a wide band on the carination and groups of  four vertical bands below.