| Number: | BC003 |
| Ware/Material: | Red Polished Ware |
| Shape/Type: | Tripod Amphora |
| Date: | Prehistoric Bronze Age |
| Preservation: | Mended: Modern repairs over much of the surface |
| Body Shape: | Lopsided ovoid body |
| Base Shape: | Rounded, with 3 tapering cylindrical feet |
| Neck Shape: | Wide cylindrical neck, broadening toward rim |
| Rim Shape: | Circular mouth |
| Handle(s): | Two vertical loop handles, from rim to shoulder |
| Fabric: | Rather coarse grayish-buff clay |
| Description: | Red slip with incised, lime-filled decoration. Deep zigzag incision surrounds body; in the empty spaces, several strings of short diagonal hatches. A triple zigzag on neck, once again with lines of hatches. Handles scored with multiple angular marks. Relief ridges above the handle join on neck, and incisions on the rim. |
| Height(cm): | 24.9 |
| Max. Diameter(cm): | 16.5 |
| Rim Diameter(cm): | 11.3 |
| Manufacture: | Hand built |
| Comparisons in Print: | SCE IV:1A, 322, Type VIII C a2 var. a, Fig. CXXII.16, Webb 1997: 359. |
| Remarks: | Acquired Kolokasides c-989-4. "I" on base, carbonization around feet. |
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