Red Polished black-topped knob-lug bowl
Date2400-2100 BCE
Periodearly to mid-Early Bronze Age
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red and black slip
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 numberSN74.17
On View
Not on viewHeight as it rests naturally: 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)
Diameter of rim exterior: 5 15/16 in. (14.99-15.30 cm)
Diameter of rim interior: 5 5/8 in. (14.13-14.46 cm)
Handle height: 7/8 in. (2.28 cm)
Handle width: 9/16 in. (1.42 cm)
Handle thickness: 3/8 in. (1 cm)
Piercing diameter: 1/8 in. (0.31 cm)
Wall thickness maximum: 1/4 in. (0.69 cm)
Width exterior maximum: 6 1/16 in. (15.2-15.5 cm)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
Fabric: core 2.5 N/ (black) to 10YR 6/1 (gray)
Slip 10R 4/6 (red) – 2.5 YR 5/6 (red) for red on exterior and 2.5 N/ (black) for black interior and exterior
Inclusions
some sand, few lime, few small voids (visible in chips at rim)
2400-2100 BCE
2100-1950 BCE
