Bowl Item Number: M1.49 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red clay bowl, fine-grained with a few small white limestone particles and a very large quantity of fine gold mica. Thin cream slip covers exterior. Dark red and lack, thin, matt paint. Shallow bowl with a flat very slightly raised base. Two pierced lugs attached to rim. Decoration on interior consists of seven concentric black bands near bottom and one thick band in centre. On the exterior, the rim is defined by both red and black paint. The outside wall exhibits a series of black and red bands of varying widths and spacing.
History Of Use
Container for food.
Narrative
Bichrome IV Ware. Cypro-Archaic I.
Item History
- Made in Cyprus between 726 BCE and 601 BCE
- Collected during 1914
- Owned by Sid Leary before 1950
- Owned by Florence Leary between 1950 and June 1957
- Received from Florence Leary (Donor) during June 1957
What
Who
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Previous Owner
- Sid Leary and Florence Leary
- Received from
- Florence Leary (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cyprus
When
- Creation Date
- between 726 BCE and 601 BCE
- Collection Date
- during 1914
- Ownership Date
- before 1950 and between 1950 and June 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 2189/0072