Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1550

Object type
Bell krater
Tomb No (findspot)
A1550
A1550 A1550 A1550
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1300-1200 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 23.7cm
Diameter: 24.2cm (rim)
Bibliography
CVA 1, 14, pl. 13.8
Ǻström 1972, 370
Preservation
Intact
Fabric Description
Pink buff fabric with small dark inclusions and lime spalling on the surface. Buff thick slip and dark brown matt paint.

Description
Out-turning rim, ring base, two horizontal loop handles on shoulder.

Decoration
The shoulder zone is decorated with a frieze of five running spirals, three horizontal parallel bands below and solid paint on the rim, foot and handles.