Nuragic pottery from Hala Sultan Tekke: the cypriot-sardinian connection

The present paper describes, for the first time, Cypriot evidence of Nuragic tableware from Sardinia discovered at Hala Sultan Tekke. This Late Bronze Age harbour and trade metropolis is situated near modern Larnaca on the southern littoral of Cyprus. The city’s exceptional wealth during the Late Br...

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Authors: Bürge, Teresa 1986- (Author) ; Fischer, Peter M. 1946- (Author) ; Sabatini, Serena 1974- (Author) ; Perra, Mauro (Author) ; Gradoli, Maria Giuseppina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Akademie [2019]
In: Ägypten und Levante
Year: 2019, Volume: 29, Pages: 230-243
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hala Sultan Tekke / Cyprus / Nuragic culture / Sardinia / History 1650 BC-1050 BC / Pottery workshop / Findings
IxTheo Classification:HH Archaeology
Further subjects:B Hala Sultan Tekke
B Cyprus
B Sardinian Pottery
B Nuragic Pottery
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Summary:The present paper describes, for the first time, Cypriot evidence of Nuragic tableware from Sardinia discovered at Hala Sultan Tekke. This Late Bronze Age harbour and trade metropolis is situated near modern Larnaca on the southern littoral of Cyprus. The city’s exceptional wealth during the Late Bronze Age (1650–1050 BCE) was based on trade and cross-cultural connections with a vast area, including the entire Aegean, Anatolia, the Levant and Egypt. This is exemplified by the enormous amount of imported goods, most of which originated in the Mycenaean sphere of culture. Five handmade and burnished bowls of dark grey fabric with highly lustrous surfaces found at Hala Sultan Tekke were recently identified as imports from Sardinia. The main purpose of this article is to provide primary information about these exceptional finds and to place them in the context of trade between Sardinia and the eastern Mediterranean.
ISSN:1813-5145
Contains:Enthalten in: Ägypten und Levante
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1553/AEundL29s230