Bridges Collection || University of St Andrews

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Title

Bridges Collection || University of St Andrews

Description

The Bridges Collection was donated to the University of St Andrews by Mrs M Bridges of St Andrews. Several cultural periods of Cyprus are represented by the artefacts of the collection. The Bronze and Iron Ages are very well represented with a variety of terracotta polished ware bowls, jugs, and figurines. The Byzantine period is also represented through a good selection of Sgraffiato ware dishes.

For more information please visit the St Andrews Arts Reasearch and Teaching Server (ARTS) project of 3D scanning the collection.

Creator

S Mirashrafi

Collection Items

Byzantine Glazed Bowl || HC2004(15)
An example of wares from ceramic workshops in Cyprus with sgraffito decoration.

Perfume Bottle || HC1994.3(112)
This is a Red-on-Black miniature bottle, probably used as a container for perfumes. It is dated at the Early Iron Age and is wheel made.

Iron Age Jug || HC1994.3(87)
This jug dates to the beginning of the Iron Age. The black painted decoration resembles plant leaves or flowers. The body is barrel-shaped. It is also quite curious that half of the pot is reddish in colour; this might indicate that it was burned.

Red Polished Jug || HC1994.3(99)
This pot has an unusual handle and an even more unusual attachment on the opposite side. It is very simply decorated with cut-away decoration around the body typical of material of the same period (Early to Middle Bronze Age), but the appendix and…
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