Caption

Jug. Cypriot pottery, Base Ring Ware I. 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 plastic ring surrounding the neck. Pinkish clay with a brown surface, in places fading to a brick-red hue. The surface is heavily rubbed, with slight loss of the rings on the neck. 1600–1450 BC, Cyprus; vessel; height 12.3 cm, diameter 6.7 cm., An aged ceramic jug with a rounded body, a narrow tall neck that flares into a wide funnel-like mouth, and a single curved handle connecting the neck to the shoulder; the surface appears rough and weathered with mottled tones of gray, brown, tan, and hints of muted ochre, and the background is a flat light gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A01_233

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Rights managed

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44.0Mb (774.3Kb) / 10.2in x 16.8in / 3050 x 5045 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug Cypriot pottery Base Ring Ware I 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 plastic ring surrounding Pinkish clay brown surface places fading brick-red hue surface heavily rubbed slight loss rings 1600–1450 Bc Cyprus height 12.3 cm diameter 6.7 cm aged ceramic jug rounded body narrow tall neck flares wide funnel- mouth single curved handle connecting shoulder rough weathered mottled tones gray brown tan hints muted ochre background flat light gray.