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 with a 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., A rounded object with a pointed tip on both top and bottom, appearing to be made of a worn, pale beige material with areas of darker beige and brown discoloration; the surface shows several horizontal dark grayish-black bands encircling the object, some thinner and some thicker, and a small protrusion on one side; the background is a uniform light gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_022

License type

Rights managed

Available size

57.1Mb (1.1Mb) / 14.9in x 14.9in / 4469 x 4469 (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 rounded object pointed tip top bottom appearing worn pale beige material areas darker beige brown discoloration surface several horizontal dark grayish-black bands encircling object thinner thicker small protrusion side background uniform light gray.