Artifact: bc007

Number:	BC007
Ware/Material:	Red Polished Ware
Shape/Type:	Amphoriskos
Date:	Prehistoric Bronze Age
Preservation:	Intact, chips from rim, large area of slip removed beneath one handle.
Body Shape:	Depressed ovoid
Base Shape:	Slightly flattened
Neck Shape:	Broad cylindrical
Rim Shape:	Flat out-turned rim
Handle(s):	Angular handles from neck to shoulder with thumb grips at apex.
Fabric:	Pinkish-buff
Description:	Thin reddish-orange slip with relief decoration. At mid-body, 3 horizontal parallel lines, broken only by 2 groups of 2 parallel incised lines pendent from the handles. On shoulder, at level of handle join, 3 horizontal parallel lines. On neck, just above handle join, a similar motif, broken at the point just above each handle.
Height(cm):	17.4
Max. Diameter(cm):	14.6
Rim Diameter(cm):	10.6
Manufacture:	Hand built
Comparisons in Print:	SCE IV:1B, Fig. XXXV, Type 3.

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