Red Polished bowl
Artist
Unknown
Date1950-1750 BCE
Periodearly Middle Bronze Age
Object GeographyCyprus
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red to reddish-brown slip
DimensionsOverall
Height (as it restts naturally): (4 1/2 in.) 11.5 cm
Width (handle to rim): (6 13/16 in.) 17.25
Body
Diameter: (5.5/8 in.) 14.25 cm (width without handle and nub at rim)
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
Height (as it restts naturally): (4 1/2 in.) 11.5 cm
Width (handle to rim): (6 13/16 in.) 17.25
Body
Diameter: (5.5/8 in.) 14.25 cm (width without handle and nub at rim)
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
ClassificationsCeramics
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 viewColor
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
Unknown
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