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E. 003:258 :: crater

Object description: Amphoroid crater. Flat disc-base; piriform body; wide, concave neck; horizontal rim; handles from rim to shoulder; vertical ridge on mid-handle. Dark red, lustrous paint.

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Inventory number

E. 003:258

Serie nummer

5985

Object

crater

Object, Swedish

krater; kärl; skål

Country - Findspot

Cyprus : Europe

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Cypern

Place - Findspot

Enkomi

Geographic name, alternative - Swedish

Cypern

Material

Earthenware; Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Keramik

Context

Tomb 3.

Acquisition

SCE 1930.

Time - Acquisition

1931

Description, Swedish

Krater

Description

Amphoroid crater. Flat disc-base; piriform body; wide, concave neck; horizontal rim; handles from rim to shoulder; vertical ridge on mid-handle. Dark red, lustrous paint.

Period

L.C. II/L.H. III:B1.

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

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