Late Bronze Age Decorated Clay Milk Bowl 1550-1200 BC.
Catalog:Pottery:Bronze Age: stock #663551
Late Bronze Age Decorated Clay Milk Bowl 1550-1200 BC.
The White Slip "milk bowl" is one of the most famous creations of the Late Cypriot Bronze Age.
It, as Base Ring Ware, was very popular both locally and as an export item in the Mediterranean.
The near-perfect hemispherical shape may indicate that a gourd was used as its mold; the characteristic
White slip has been associated with mineral substances found with copper ores.
This bowl have wishbone-shaped handle and painted decoration over the outside surface, both diagnostic features of this ware.
This exterior decoration suggests that the bowl may have been hung so that the intricate patterns could be seen and appreciated. .
Imported to the Holy Land from Cyprus in ancient times. Found in Hebron.
Date: Late Bronze Age 1550-1200 BC.
Height: 9.3 cm.
Max. Diameter: 17.5 cm.
Condition : Intact.
Price including: Certificate of Authenticity, Shipping “one week delivery, door to door
and Export approval from the antiquities authority in Israel .
Ref: Ruth Amiran, Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land.
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