Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1704

Object type
Pithoid jar
Tomb No (findspot)
A1704
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1400-1300 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 18.9cm
Diameter: 11.1cm (rim)
Bibliography
Åström 1972, 305
CVA 1, 23, 9, pl. 19.9
Preservation
Intact
Fabric Description
Soft buff fabric, matt slip, small dark inclusions.

Description
Wide splaying rim, relatively high concave neck, ovoid piriform body, torus foot slightly misshapen and three horizontal handles on shoulder.

Decoration
Solid paint on interior rim, on neck and handles and on torus foot; rim decorated with transverse short strokes, and carelessly executed scale pattern on handle zone, multiple bands below in dark brown paint.