Caption

Jug, Cypriot, painted pottery, 850–750 BC Cypriot Geometric Period III. Jug with a flat foot, spherical body, high narrow neck with a strongly tilted spout, and a small vertical handle supported by arms and a ring on the neck. Decoration: above the maximum diameter a black band and a set of five parallel lines framed by thicker bands; the arms bear four sets of concentric circles arranged symmetrically on the sides of the vessel's axis; handle decorated with transverse lines. Medium: painted pottery. Function: vessel jug. Dimensions: height 10.5 cm, width 7.8 cm., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and a rounded lip, featuring a single curved handle attached from the neck to the shoulder, resting on a small circular base; the surface shows a weathered, rough texture with areas of wear and pitting, and painted concentric circular motifs and horizontal banding around the shoulder; visible colors include beige, tan, brown, gray, and hints of darker brown in the painted decoration and handle.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_078

License type

Rights managed

Available size

98.4Mb (1.8Mb) / 19.1in x 20.0in / 5730 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Jug Cypriot painted pottery 850–750 BC Cypriot Geometric Period III flat foot spherical body high narrow neck strongly tilted spout small vertical handle supported arms ring neck Decoration maximum diameter black band set five parallel lines framed thicker bands arms bear four sets concentric circles arranged symmetrically sides vessel's axis handle decorated transverse lines Medium painted pottery Function vessel jug Dimensions height 10.5 cm width 7.8 cm rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck rounded lip featuring single curved handle attached shoulder resting small circular base surface weathered rough texture areas wear pitting painted concentric circular motifs horizontal banding visible colors include beige tan brown gray hints darker brown painted decoration handle.