Caption

Jug, Excavated at Nea Paphos Cyprus. Cypriot pottery, Bronze Age White Painted IV, dated 1800–1650 BC Middle Cypriot period II–III. Cream clay with cream surface; geometric decoration in black. Pear-shaped belly, tall tapering neck, three-part spout, gently rounded base. Small vertical ribbon-like handle vise placed in an arc above the base of the neck; handle exterior decorated with three groups of three transverse lines each and painted sides; interior of spout similarly decorated. Neck covered with densely spaced straight and wavy lines, terminating at a horizontal line at the neck base. Upper body decorated with eight sets of two wavy lines radiating from the neck base, bordered by straight lines, extending to about one-third of the body height where they meet three horizontal lines at the vessel’s maximal bulge. Lower body shows four sets of three lines branching from these horizontals toward the base, irregularly spaced and angled. Good condition: two small rim fragments missing and numerous small superficial flakes partially obscuring the decoration. Function: vessel., A rounded ceramic jug with a narrow neck and a flared, slightly irregular spout, featuring a curved handle connecting the neck to the shoulder; the surface shows worn painted decoration in gray-blue on a beige background with vertical and banded patterns and areas of paint loss, set against a plain gray backdrop.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_003

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70.4Mb (1.3Mb) / 13.7in x 20.0in / 4102 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug Excavated Nea Paphos Cyprus Cypriot pottery Bronze Age White Painted Iv dated 1800–1650 BC Middle Cypriot period II–III Cream clay cream surface geometric decoration black Pear-shaped belly tall tapering neck three-part spout gently rounded base Small vertical ribbon- handle vise placed arc handle exterior decorated three groups three transverse lines painted sides interior spout similarly decorated Neck covered densely spaced straight wavy lines terminating horizontal line neck base Upper body decorated eight sets two wavy lines radiating bordered straight lines extending -third body height meet three horizontal lines vessel’s maximal bulge Lower body four sets three lines branching horizontals irregularly spaced angled Good condition two small rim fragments missing numerous small superficial flakes partially obscuring decoration Function vessel rounded ceramic jug narrow neck flared slightly irregular spout featuring curved handle connecting shoulder surface worn painted gray-blue beige background vertical banded patterns areas paint loss set plain gray backdrop.