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Bowl with Lug Handle
(Ancient Greece )
The exterior and rim of this hemispherical bowl are reddish-orange, blending into the contrasting black interior. A single pierced lug handle projects from one side of the bowl and may have been used to store it by suspension when not in use.
The potters of Cyprus in the Bronze Age were quite creative, which resulted in a wide variety of shapes and designs in their hand-formed and individually decorated products. This ware may have been created as a deliberate contrast to Black-Topped Red Polished Ware (see 48.2351). An earthy red slip was applied and burnished prior to firing to create the polished surface, and the different color of the interior of the bowl would have been achieved by manipulating the kiln environment during firing.
Provenance
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G. Ashton Sutherland, Baltimore, MD [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1972, by gift.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 5/15/1972 | Treatment | cleaned |
Geographies
Cyprus (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 1 7/8 × W: 4 1/8 × Diam: 3 13/16 in. (4.7 × 10.4 × 9.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. G. Ashton Sutherland, 1972
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2318