Object type
Cup |
Tomb No (findspot)
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Ware
Mycenaean style
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Chronology
1300-1200 B.C.
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Dimensions
Height:
4.5cm
Diameter:
11.5cm (rim)
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Bibliography
CVA 1, pl. 26.7
Ǻström 1972, 358
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Preservation
Restored from fragments, rim partly missing. |
Fabric Description
Thin hard buff to orange fabric, small inclusions, matt slip and reddish paint.
Description
Outward sloping rim, semi-globular body, small ring base and vertical handle from rim to shoulder.
Decoration
Decorated with solid paint on rim, a frieze of joining curve-stemmed spirals, and two thick parallel bands below with a series of thin parallel bands inbetween. The handle is decorated with solid paint except for a reserved triangle at the top.
Comments
A1513 in CVA 1, pl. 26.5, is a different cup.