Caption

Cypriot gourd jug, A small vessel with a barrel-shaped gourd-shaped body, without a foot, with a spherical bottom. The center is marked with a small protruding point on both short sides. A single handle on the long side, mounted at the greatest bulge of the body and at the base of the neck, bent at a right angle. Quite long neck, strongly flaring, conical spout. Neck and handle slightly offset from the vessel axis; the handle is mounted at a slight angle, with a very clear trace of finger pressure on the right side where it is attached to the neck. Reddish-brown clay. Yellowish-brown engobe. Decoration in black-brown and matte red. The rim is decorated externally with a wide matte red band. The body is decorated on both sides with two groups of three concentric black-brown lines, of varying widths and spacing. In the groups on the shorter sides, the outer line is much wider than the others. Protruding points are marked in black-brown. Preservation condition: cracked and glued neck and handle. Cypro-Geometric Period III, Cyprus, vessel., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and flared rim, shown from above and slightly behind, displaying a handle running from the neck down the body; the surface is mostly off-white or beige with weathered brown and gray areas, vertical dark gray or black stripes running along the rounded body, a flared rim that is reddish-brown on its outer edge, and a few darker spots and patches of wear visible on the vessel's surface.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_015

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75.5Mb (1.3Mb) / 14.9in x 19.7in / 4469 x 5904 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cypriot gourd jug small vessel barrel-shaped gourd-shaped body foot spherical bottom center marked small protruding point short sides single handle long side mounted greatest bulge body base neck bent right angle Quite long neck strongly flaring conical spout Neck handle slightly offset vessel axis handle slight angle clear trace finger pressure right side attached Reddish-brown clay Yellowish-brown engobe Decoration black-brown matte red rim decorated externally wide matte red band decorated sides two groups three concentric black-brown lines varying widths spacing groups shorter sides outer line wider Protruding points Preservation condition cracked glued neck Cypro-Geometric Period III Cyprus vessel rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck flared rim shown slightly displaying handle running neck down surface mostly off-white beige weathered brown gray areas vertical dark gray black stripes running rounded body reddish-brown outer edge darker spots patches wear visible vessel's surface.