Caption

Cypriot gourd jug, Excavated at Nea Paphos Cyprus. Cypriot pottery, Cypriot Bichrome Ware III. Small vessel with a barrel-shaped gourd-shaped body, without a foot, with a spherical bottom. On both shorter sides the center is marked with a small protruding point. A single ring-shaped handle on the longer side, mounted above half the height of the body and at the base of the neck, curved downwards. Quite long neck, strongly flaring, conical spout. Yellow clay with yellow-brownish engobe. Decoration in black-brown and matte red: the spout is decorated externally with a wide matte red band beneath a narrower black band; the belly is decorated on both sides with two groups of three concentric black-and-brown lines of varying widths and spacing, with the outer line in the groups on the shorter sides much wider than the others. Protruding points are marked in black-and-brown. Dated 850–700 BC. Vessel from Cyprus., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flaring rim, featuring a single curved handle connecting the neck to the shoulder; the surface is predominantly beige with areas of darker brown paint forming concentric circular bands on the body and rim, and several dark brown stripes encircling the midsection; the rim interior appears a lighter beige, and the object shows a textured, slightly worn surface with small chips and abrasions against a plain gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_498

License type

Rights managed

Available size

61.6Mb (1.2Mb) / 12.9in x 18.6in / 3862 x 5573 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cypriot gourd jug Excavated Nea Paphos Cyprus Cypriot pottery Cypriot Bichrome Ware III Small vessel barrel-shaped gourd-shaped body foot spherical bottom shorter sides center marked small protruding point single ring-shaped handle longer side mounted half height body base neck curved downwards Quite long neck strongly flaring conical spout Yellow clay yellow-brownish engobe Decoration black-brown matte red spout decorated externally wide matte red band beneath narrower black band belly decorated sides two groups three concentric black- -brown lines varying widths spacing outer line groups wider Protruding points black- -brown Dated 850–700 BC Vessel Cyprus rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flaring rim featuring single curved handle connecting shoulder surface predominantly beige areas darker brown paint forming concentric circular bands rim several dark brown stripes encircling midsection rim interior lighter beige object textured slightly worn surface small chips abrasions plain gray background.