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. Ribbon-shaped handle mounted two-thirds up the neck and to the vessel body; at the neck it merges into a double applied ring surrounding the neck. Pinkish clay with a brown surface, locally fading to a brick-red hue. Surface heavily rubbed, slight loss of the rings on the neck. Origin: Cyprus Nea Paphos excavations. Vessel; height 12.3 cm, diameter 6.7 cm., A worn, weathered clay vessel with a rounded bulbous body tapering into a long narrow neck and flared rim, showing a rough textured surface with patches of muted brown, tan, gray, and darker sooty areas, with a small raised ring detail on the neck and an uneven base.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_231

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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 vessel body merges double applied ring surrounding Pinkish clay brown surface locally fading brick-red hue Surface heavily rubbed slight loss rings Origin Cyprus Nea Paphos excavations Vessel height 12.3 cm diameter 6.7 cm worn weathered clay vessel rounded bulbous body tapering long narrow neck flared rim showing rough textured surface patches muted brown tan gray darker sooty areas small raised detail uneven base.