Jug on a ring-shaped foot, from which a low, wide stem extends, transitioning into a belly. The upper part of the spherical body has a narrow spout. The wide, flaring neck terminates in a simple spout, from both sides of which a vice, shaped like a flattened cylinder, extends above the vessel. Decoration in brown varnish: concentric circles surrounding the vessel four below and three above the spout. The foot and stem are varnished on the top, and the neck and side edges of the vice are varnished on the outside. The upper part of the vice is decorated with a row of transverse stripes. A strip of varnish encircles the spout at the base, and three stripes decorate the spout on the sides and top. Terracotta vessel, Cyprus, Geometric period I Cyprus-Geometric District IA, 1050–950 BC. Height 12.8 cm; width 6.5 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, a looped handle arching from the neck to the rim, and a short spout projecting from the shoulder. The vessel has a small footed base...
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Jug on a ring-shaped foot, from which a low, wide stem extends, transitioning into a belly. The upper part of the spherical body has a narrow spout. The wide, flaring neck terminates in a simple spout, from both sides of which a vice, shaped like a flattened cylinder, extends above the vessel. Decoration in brown varnish: concentric circles surrounding the vessel four below and three above the spout. The foot and stem are varnished on the top, and the neck and side edges of the vice are varnished on the outside. The upper part of the vice is decorated with a row of transverse stripes. A strip of varnish encircles the spout at the base, and three stripes decorate the spout on the sides and top. Terracotta vessel, Cyprus, Geometric period I Cyprus-Geometric District IA, 1050–950 BC. Height 12.8 cm; width 6.5 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck, a looped handle arching from the neck to the rim, and a short spout projecting from the shoulder. The vessel has a small footed base and a bulbous body decorated with a few horizontal bands. Visible colors include beige, tan, dark brown, and some blackened areas, with worn and mottled surface textures and small chips and pits.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Jug ring-shaped foot low wide stem extends transitioning belly upper part spherical body narrow spout wide flaring neck terminates simple spout sides vice shaped flattened cylinder extends vessel Decoration brown varnish concentric circles surrounding vessel four three spout foot stem varnished top neck side edges outside decorated row transverse stripes strip varnish encircles base three stripes decorate Terracotta vessel Cyprus Geometric period I Cyprus-Geometric District IA 1050–950 Bc Height 12.8 cm width 6.5 cm rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck looped handle arching rim short spout projecting shoulder small footed bulbous body decorated horizontal bands Visible colors include beige tan dark brown blackened areas worn mottled surface textures small chips pits.

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