Caption

Cypriot gourd jug, Cypriot pottery, Cypriot Bichrome Ware III. 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 jug with a long narrow neck and a flared rim is shown against a plain gray background; the jug is primarily beige with weathered, mottled surfaces and areas of darker brown and gray; a handle connects the neck to the shoulder and shows similar beige and brown tones; the body features painted concentric circular bands and stripe motifs in dark gray or black around the sides; the rim has a darker brown band while the interior of the neck appears lighter beige with some darker discoloration; the surface shows worn spots and small chips with subtle variations of beige, brown, gray, and a small area of faint red-orange.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_018

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75.5Mb (1.5Mb) / 14.9in x 19.7in / 4469 x 5904 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cypriot gourd jug Cypriot pottery Cypriot Bichrome Ware III 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 jug long narrow neck flared rim shown plain gray background jug primarily beige weathered mottled surfaces areas darker brown gray handle connects shoulder beige brown tones body features painted concentric circular bands stripe motifs dark gray black darker brown band interior lighter beige darker discoloration surface worn spots small chips subtle variations brown small area faint red-orange.