Spindle Bottle

16th-mid 11th century BCE (Late Cypriot)

7.4 cm 36.8 cm 7 cm

Citation

Perhaps used as a container for oil, this long, tapering spindle bottle has a flat, ring lip to parallel the ring foot and a single handle arching from the neck to the shoulder. Made in what is known as Red Lustrous Ware, the glossy effect of the surface was achieved by glazin...

Artifact

id
id
38408
contentType
contentType
object
stage
stage
normalized
provenance
provenance
Dr. and Mrs. Riad Fanous Bey, Alexandria, Egypt [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, October 7, 1953, by gift.
rightsUri
rightsUri
CC0
language
language
en
pageCount
pageCount
0
source
source
import
Source image fields (2)
imageCount 0
sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.2063