Caption

Jug, Excavated at Nea Paphos Cyprus. Cypriot pottery, Bronze Age Cypriot White Painted I. Jug with a large, oval, flattened belly, an indistinct foot, sloping shoulders, and a low narrow neck with a thickened outer edge of the spout. A small cylindrical vertical handle attaches to the shoulders and spout, protruding slightly above the upper edge of the spout. Orange-cream clay with cream engobe; painted geometric decoration in brown. Neck: zigzag bands of three parallel horizontal lines between each band the highest at the edge of the spout. Body: vertical stripes bounded by lines; on the centers of the sides a single-line zigzag; between them two zigzags with a grid pattern four meshes wide. A continuous horizontal line at the bottom intersects the delimiting lines. Condition: slight loss at the rim; surface heavily worn and decoration poorly preserved in many places. Dated 1800–1650 BC, Middle Cypriot period II–III. Vessel from Cyprus., A worn oval-shaped ceramic vessel with a short neck and a curved handle extending from the rim to the shoulder sits against a plain gray background; the vessel's surface is primarily beige to light tan with areas of pale cream and faint ochre, and it shows a few faded reddish-brown painted patterns in a crosshatched and linear style, as well as small speckles and patches of darker brown and gray on its textured surface.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_009

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Keywords

Jug Excavated Nea Paphos Cyprus Cypriot pottery Bronze Age Cypriot White Painted I large oval flattened belly indistinct foot sloping shoulders low narrow neck thickened outer edge spout small cylindrical vertical handle attaches shoulders protruding slightly upper edge Orange-cream clay cream engobe painted geometric decoration brown Neck zigzag bands three parallel horizontal lines band highest edge Body vertical stripes bounded lines centers sides single-line zigzag them two zigzags grid pattern four meshes wide continuous horizontal line bottom intersects delimiting lines Condition slight loss rim surface heavily worn decoration poorly preserved places Dated 1800–1650 BC Middle Cypriot period II–III Vessel Cyprus worn oval-shaped ceramic vessel short neck curved handle extending shoulder sits plain gray background vessel's surface primarily beige light tan areas pale cream faint ochre faded reddish-brown painted patterns crosshatched linear style well small speckles patches darker brown gray textured surface.