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Name/TitleBowl

About this objectKnown as a knob-lug bowl, this hemispherical clay bowl has a rounded base. This example has a flattened, slightly hollow area at the base, and thinning around the rim. The lug, or small knob, is attached to the rim and juts slightly above it. The lug has been pierced to create a suspension hole for hanging. The bowl is covered in a rich red slip that has mottled black patches on the outer surface.

Shapes like this are often created by moulding clay around a gourd or other spherical object. This allows the maker to get an even thickness for the walls without compromising the circular shape. Knob-lug bowls were a common find in Bronze Age Cypriot sites. This bowl was discovered in a tomb in Lapatsa, in northern Cyprus, with several others that are also part of the Logie Collection.

Date Madeca. 21st Century BC

PeriodEarly Cypriote

Place MadeCyprus

Place NotesExcavated from Karmi - Lapatsa tomb 11

Medium and MaterialsCeramic: Pottery

Style and IconographyRed polished III

Style and IconographyCypriote

TechniqueMolding (forming)

TechniqueSlab method (pottery technique)

TechniqueGlazing (coating process)

MeasurementsHeight 80mm; Diameter 140mm

Subject and Association KeywordsMourning customs

Subject and Association KeywordsFood history

Named CollectionThe James Logie Memorial Collection, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Credit LineDonated by the Melbourne University Cyprus Expedition, care of Dr J.B. Hennessy, University of Sydney, 1973.

Object TypeFood Service Vessels

Object number146.73