Caption

Jug with a figurine of a woman with a jug. Cypriot pottery, female figurines applique. Jug on a foot resembling an inverted echinus with a belly widening by convex shoulders, separated from a cylindrical neck with a straight spout. A two-part vise connects the neck with the shoulders, and on the side opposite the vise is the bust of a woman with a jug. Decoration executed in white and black paint: the belly at its widest point and along one-third of its height is decorated with alternating white and black concentric bands. Beneath the vise, a wavy black stripe extends onto the shoulders on both sides. On both sides, the shoulders feature two birds among plants, a row of dots and a concentric stripe at the base of the neck; a branch with leaves encircles the neck above, and black triangles on a white background at the edge. Dated 480–400 BC, Cypriot—Classical Period I; provenance: Arsinoe Marion. Vessel; height 35 cm, width 19 cm, weight 1.72 kg., An earthenware jug with a rounded body tapering to a small foot and a short neck, shown against a plain gray background; the jug is primarily reddish-brown with darker brown bands encircling the body and neck, lighter worn spots and speckles, and traces of black painted decorative motifs on the upper body; it has a curved handle on one side in similar reddish-brown with areas of lighter wear, and a small sculpted figure attached near the neck on the opposite side in the same reddish-brown tone with surface wear.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A01_354

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Rights managed

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68.7Mb (2.3Mb) / 13.3in x 20.0in / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug figurine woman jug Cypriot pottery female figurines applique foot resembling inverted echinus belly widening convex shoulders separated cylindrical neck straight spout two-part vise connects neck shoulders side opposite vise bust Decoration executed white black paint belly widest point -third height decorated alternating white black concentric bands Beneath wavy black stripe extends sides feature two birds plants row dots concentric stripe base branch leaves encircles black triangles white background edge Dated 480–400 BC Cypriot Classical Period I provenance Arsinoe Marion Vessel height 35 cm width 19 cm weight 1.72 kg earthenware jug rounded body tapering small foot short neck shown plain gray background primarily reddish-brown darker brown bands encircling body lighter worn spots speckles traces black painted decorative motifs upper body curved handle side reddish-brown areas lighter wear small sculpted figure attached near opposite side reddish-brown tone surface wear.