Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction

	Type of Object:	Vessel
	Materials:	Ceramic
	Measurements:	5 to 50 cm. in height.
	Date or Period:	Late Bronze Age
	Maker:	Late Bronze Age
	Designated List Section:	1A4 Late Bronze Age (1550-1050 B.C.)
	Date of Import Restriction:	07/19/2002
	Photograph:	Department of Antiquities, Nicosia, Cyprus
	Copyright:	Department of Antiquities, Nicosia, Cyprus

 

Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Forms include bowls, jars, jugs and juglets, tankards, rhyta, bottles, craters, alabastra, stemmed cups, cups, stirrup jars, amphorae, and amphoriskoi. A wide variety of spouts, handles, and bases are common. Animal-shaped vessels also occur. Decorative techniques include painted design in red or brown, polishing, and punctured or incised decoration. Varieties include White Slip, Base Ring ware, White Shaved ware, Red Lustrous ware, Bichrome Wheel-made ware, and Proto-White Painted ware. Some examples of local or imported Mycenaean Greek Late Helladic III have also been found.
Keywords:
bird decoration, brown paint, ceramic, container, footed-base, painted, pottery, red paint, vertical handles, vessel,