as for the tripod stilts (fig. 0), the samples from lapithos (tr00-00) and
vasa Koilaniou (tr0-0) are datable to between the fourteenth and fifteenth
centuries, while the samples from Nicosia (tr0-0, 00-00) and lemba (tr0-0)
are datable to between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. traces of glaze
are easily detected on the ceramic surface of a number of tripod stilts, as a result
of the creation and melting of the glaze during the firing procedure (fig. 0). samples from vasa Koilaniou and lemba originate from archaeological surface
research.
the majority of the ceramic bodies from lapithos and Nicosia have a yellowish
colour, while almost all samples from lemba and vasa Koilaniou have
a reddish colour. the macroscopic observation showed that they were fabricated
using fine-grained clay. the characterisation of the ceramic body’s colour for
all samples was performed using a portable spectrophotometer, capable of transforming
the measurement of the colour into muncell code.