SMALL BICONICAL TARTESSIC URN
Protohistory
SMALL BICONICAL TARTESSIC URN
Handmade burnished ceramic.
Maximum diameter: 11 cm. Diameter at mouth: 8.8 cm. Height: 5.5 cm.
Protohistory. Around 9th century B.C.
Origin
Mesas de Asta. Jerez de la Frontera. Cádiz.
Description
Type of ceramic from the Tartessic Late Bronze Age and 'orientalising period', greyish in colour. It is notable for its finesse and burnished surface. The predominant typology from this period comprises carinated pots, bionical urns, small cups and supports in the shape of a reel, forming a table service. Decorative technique with a small brush with leather tip produces the so-called “stroke burnished” and engraved decoration to the incised ceramic. This can have reddish and white pigments covering the geometric ornamentation. The use of painting for decoration is also known.
Bibliography
- González, R.; Barrionuevo, F. y Aguilar, L. (1995): “Mesas de Asta, un centro indígena tartésico en los esteros del Guadalquivir”. Tartessos, 25 años después (1968-1993). Ayuntamiento de Jerez, pp. 215-236
- Argantonio. Rey de Tartessos (2000). Catálogo de la exposición. Sevilla. Ministerio de Educación y Cultura y Fundación El Monte, pp. 212-213.
