Cypriot Small grey juglet.: Late Cypriot IA (1650- 1550 BC

Black Slip III ware. This juglet probably had a stopper and contained perfumed oil.  Complete, good condition, chipped rim.

 At the junction of Middle and Late Bronze Ages, the old wares disappeared and new ones were created. A few bridged the gap, notably Black Slip. Unlike earlier Black Slip this ware was often not degraded and slap dash but, under the influence of Tell el-Yahudiyeh ware from Syro Palestine (but first found in Egypt), it was very precise, and featured incised decoration with delineated panels and multiple parallel zig-zags probably made with a multi-tool, analogous to red-on-black multi-brushes. The Ware led on directly to Black Slip V (fig 123) and Base Ring Ware.

Biconical juglet with almost flat base, slim neck and everted rim, with strap handle from upper body to below rim. Warm mid-grey, matt to slightly lustrous slip with minutely incised lime filled decoration. Plain horizontal bands at mid-line frame a band of alternating thrice superimposed Xs and diamonds. Above and below, plain vertical bands frame 6 panels filled with parallel horizontal zig-zags.

Unpublished.  Cf: Lubsen-Admiraal2004 p.113; British Museum Cat. 1899,1229.97