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M. 058:064 :: jug

Object description: Hollow, stemmed disc-base; ovoid body; concave neck; horizontal rim; oval, raised handle from upper neck to shoulder. Female figurine on front shoulder; figurine is handmade, face is made in a mould. Hard, light brick clay; matt, orange red slip; matt dark grey and faint traces of light paint. Band encircling base; bands encircling mid-body; triangles encircling neck-base; line and wavy line encircling upper neck; band encircling rim; traces of paint on handle; curved line on either side of lower handle.

Data elements
References (1)

Inventory number

M. 058:064

Serie nummer

4473

Object

jug

Object, Swedish

kanna; kärl

Country - Findspot

Cyprus : Europe

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Cypern

Place - Findspot

Marion

Geographic name, alternative - Swedish

Cypern

Material

Earthenware; Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Keramik

Context

Tomb 58. Chamber. Floor.

Acquisition

SCE 1929.

Time - Acquisition

1931

Description

Hollow, stemmed disc-base; ovoid body; concave neck; horizontal rim; oval, raised handle from upper neck to shoulder. Female figurine on front shoulder; figurine is handmade, face is made in a mould. Hard, light brick clay; matt, orange red slip; matt dark grey and faint traces of light paint. Band encircling base; bands encircling mid-body; triangles encircling neck-base; line and wavy line encircling upper neck; band encircling rim; traces of paint on handle; curved line on either side of lower handle.

Period

C.C. (475-325 BC)

Time - Manufacturing, earliest

-475

Time - Manufacturing, latest

-325

Event - Was Present At

Swedish Cyprus Expedition (1927-1931)

Description: The Swedish Cyprus Expedition was a project to systematically investigate the archaeology of the entire early history of Cyprus. It took place between September 1927 and March 1931 and was led by three archaeologists: Einar Gjerstad, Erik Sjöqvist and Alfred Westholm together with architect John Lindros.
Archaeological excavations were made at locations all over Cyprus including Lapithos, Nitovikla, Ajia Irini and Enkomi. The results were published in four volumes from 1934 to 1972. Most of the finds are now kept at the Cyprus Museum; Nicosia and Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm.
In the early 1970s Paul Åström from the University of Gothenburg continued the tradition of the Swedish Cyprus Expedition with his excavations at the ancient city of Hala Sultan Tekke / Dromolaxia-Vizatzia near Larnaca. He concentrated mainly on the investigation of the late history of the city, viz. the later part of Late Cypriote period (Late Bronze Age). After the untimely death of Paul Åström, Peter M. Fischer from the same university received the permission by the Department of Antiquities (2009) to continue the excavations there (2010). The main objective of the first season of the renewed excavations is to investigate the earliest history of the city which seems to have its roots in the Middle Cypriote period (Middle Bronze Age). (wikipedia, 2012-04-23)
Source - http: swedishcyprusexpedition.se, collections.smvk.se, sv.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org

Keyword

ceramics

Publications

- Vandenabeele, F, Figurines on Cypriote Jugs Holding an Oinochoe, (SIMA 120) Jonsered 1998, 7, 29, 34, 38, 44, 57, 58, 77, 82, 94, 104, 111, 132, pl XXV, cat no 51 B.

- SCE II, 349, pl LXV, 2nd row, 6th from left.

PhotoNegNo

MM neg 9885-92.

Pottery Ware

Bichrome Red III (VI)

Reference - Published in

Gjerstad, Einar (red.) (1935). The Swedish Cyprus expedition: finds and results of the excavation in Cyprus 1927-1931. Vol. 2

Source - http: libris.kb.se, archive.org

Height / Höjd

figurine9,5 cm; 28,6 cm

Diameter

6,3 cm; 8,6 cm

Dimensions

H. 28.6. Ø 6.3. Ø of base 8.6. H. of figurine 9.5.

Condition

Mended. Chipped. Worn. Small oinochoé missing (there is a hole where it used to be). Right arm and left hand of figurine missing.

Original register

Cyprus

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