Enkomi Digitisation Project

A2031

Object type
Krater
Tomb No (findspot)
T31 or T18 or T81
A2031
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1400-1300 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 12.7cm (pres. Ht.)
Width: 19cm (pres. W.)
Bibliography
CVA 1, 9, pl. 9.3
Preservation
Part of krater. Vertical strap handles missing.
Part
Rim and shoulder
Fabric Description
Hard buff to orange fabric with a light grey core. Small to medium dark inclusions, lustrous slip.

Description
Outward flaring rim, only upper part of one handle is preserved. Three small holes on upper part of strap handle.

Decoration
The shoulder zone may have been decorated with a bird(s)? looking towards the right. The lower figure is cross-hatched, the other is painted solid. The rim and collar are also painted solid both inside and outside. A vertical band at the edge of the handle may be making a divisional panel. In between the tail and the body of the second animal figure there is a hatched line. The handle was painted except for a vertical reserved band in reddish brown paint.