Enkomi Digitisation Project

A2020b + A2027h

Object type
Bell krater
Tomb No (findspot)
A2020b + A2027h
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1300-1200 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 12.7cm (pres. Ht.)
Width: 16.7cm (pres. W.)
Bibliography
CVA 1, 17, pl. 15.6
Ǻström 1972, 371
Preservation
Fragment
Part
Lower part of body
Fabric Description
Hard reddish brown fabric with small dark and white inclusions, buff matt slip.

Description
Lower part of krater.

Decoration
Decorated with 3 parallel bands in dark brown paint with a bird, only partly preserved, above. The bird was painted in outline and the interior hatched, pointed tail, neck and head are missing. A plant motif may have been painted in front of the bird.

Comments
T94 in index cards, T98 in CVA.