Red Polished bowl
Artist
Unknown
Date1950-1750 BCE
Periodearly Middle Bronze Age
Object GeographyCyprus
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red to reddish-brown slip
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.25
The round bottom of this bowl allowed it to rest easily on soft ground or a firmer surface such as a table. Its handle suggests it would have been used to scoop out liquid or grain from a larger vessel.
On View
Not on viewHeight (as it restts naturally): 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm)
Width (handle to rim): 6 13/16 in. (17.25 cm)
Body
Diameter (width without handle and nub at rim): 5.5/8 in. (14.25 cm)
Rim
Exterior diameter: 5 3/16 in. (13.22 cm)
Interior diameter: 4 15/16 in. (12.53 cm)
Wall thickness: 1/8 in. (0.39 cm)
Handle
Height: 2 5/8 in. (6.64 cm)
Width: 2 1/8 in. (5.47 cm)
Thickness: 3/8 in. (0.99 cm)
Medium Details
Color
Slip: 10R 5/6 (red) with 2.5YR 6/6 (light red) to 2.5YR 5/4 (reddish brown)
Inclusions
few lime sand-sized and few lime gravel-sized, but because of slip most of fabric not visible – the lime has spalled through the slip
2100-1950 BCE
1450-1200 BCE
Unknown
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