Caption

Jug, Cypriot pottery, Base Ring Ware I, 1600–1450 BC. Jug with an echinus-shaped foot; a biconical, slightly rounded belly; a high, narrow neck terminating in a funnel-shaped, flared spout. The neck is set at a slight inclination from the plane of the foot. A ribbon-shaped handle is mounted two-thirds up the neck and to the arms of the vessel; at the neck it merges into a double applied ring surrounding the neck. Pinkish clay with a brown surface, in places fading to a brick-red hue. Surface heavily rubbed with slight loss of the rings on the neck. Origin: Cyprus. Vessel; height 12.3 cm, diameter 6.7 cm., An aged clay vessel with a rounded body, a narrow neck that flares into a wide rim, and an attached vertical handle; the surface shows mottled earthy tones including brown, tan, gray, and hints of darker speckling, with a weathered, textured appearance and areas of uneven coloration.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_229

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Keywords

Jug Cypriot pottery Base Ring Ware I 1600–1450 Bc echinus-shaped foot biconical slightly rounded belly high narrow neck terminating funnel-shaped flared spout set slight inclination plane foot ribbon-shaped handle mounted two-thirds up arms vessel merges double applied ring surrounding Pinkish clay brown surface places fading brick-red hue Surface heavily rubbed slight loss rings Origin Cyprus Vessel height 12.3 cm diameter 6.7 cm aged clay vessel rounded body narrow neck flares wide rim attached vertical handle surface mottled earthy tones brown tan gray hints darker speckling weathered textured appearance areas uneven coloration.