Red Polished black-topped tulip bowl with incised decoration
Date2400-2100 BCE
Periodearly to mid-Early Bronze Age
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red to pink and black slip and lime-filled incised decoration
ClassificationCeramics
ProvenanceExcavated by James R. B. Stewart in 1961, The University of Sydney; donated by The University of Sydney to the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1973-present.
Credit LineDonated by the University of Sydney, 1973
Object numberSN74.23
On View
Not on viewDiameter of rim exterior: 5 1/8 in. (12.98-13.06 cm)
Diameter of rim interior: 4 15/16 in. (12.44-12.77 cm)
Max exterior width across two spouts: 6.0 in. (15.2 cm)
Spout height:: 15/16 in. (2.4 / 2.3 cm)
Spout width: 3/4 in. (1.98 cm)
Spout thickness: 3/8 in. (0.9 cm) / at lip: 1/8 in. (0.31 / 0.43 cm)
Wall thickness: 1/8 in. (0.34 cm just below rim) / 3/16 in. (0.47 cm lower down)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
Fabric: core 2.5 N/ (black)
Slip: 10R 4/8 (red) to 7.5YR 7/4 (pink) on exterior and 2.5 N/ (black) interior and exterior
Inclusions
some sand, few small lime, few small voids
2100-1950 BCE
2400-2100 BCE
2400-2100 BCE
