ladles (food service)

Large ladle, Cypriot, Early Bronze Age. Pinkish red clay, red slipped interior and exterior. Interior of ladle is high burnished to a coral red. Exterior shows uneven firing – also smoothly burnished. Otherwise undecorated. Simple bowl form with attached loop handle – circular cross section. All surfaces smoothed. Cup width 115 mm, cup height 62 mm, handle width 102 mm. Sketch of ladle on review card.

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