An Analog from the Prehistoric Bronze Age Site of Alambra Mouttes (Cyprus) for Adornments on the Enigmatic “Vounous Bowl”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15910673 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Sneddon (0000-0001-8013-6722, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 382 |
| Pages | 1-15 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-097X • E-ISSN: 2161-8062 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/705485 |
| OpenAlex | W2974795852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 6 |
The “Vounous Bowl” (ca. 2025–1850 b.c.e.) is a prehistoric Bronze Age vessel from the cemetery at Bellapais Vounous on the northern coast of Cyprus, modeled to depict what is commonly interpreted as people engaged in ritual activities in front of a shrine. The vessel has long intrigued archaeologists working in Cyprus, partly because unambiguous evidence for religious structures and paraphernalia has eluded them in the archaeological record. However, excavations at the Early–Middle Bronze Age site of Alambra in central Cyprus have yielded an artifact that closely resembles the finials placed atop the “throne” depicted in the Vounous Bowl. Its find context—in a room within a domestic structure that also contained a human burial—supports those interpretations of the Vounous Bowl that emphasize its sacred dimensions and its possible connections with the mortuary domain
Ancient history · Archaeology · Artifact (error · Bronze · Bronze Age · Context (archaeology · Excavation · Front (military · Geography · Politics · Prehistory · Throne · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |