Caption

Cypriot jug, painted pottery, 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. Above the maximum diameter: a black band and a set of five parallel lines framed by thicker bands. On the arms: four sets of concentric circles arranged symmetrically on the sides of the vessel's axis. Handle decorated with transverse lines. 850–750 BC; Cypriot — Geometric Period III. Cyprus. Vessel, jug. Height 10.5 cm, width 7.8 cm., A round ceramic vessel with a single curved handle and a narrow neck topped by a flared rim, showing a worn surface with visible chips and rough areas; the body is decorated with concentric banding and circular motifs, and the piece rests on a small rounded foot. The visible colors include beige, light brown, darker brown, gray, and hints of reddish-brown.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A06_079

License type

Rights managed

Available size

98.4Mb (1.6Mb) / 19.1in x 20.0in / 5730 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cypriot jug painted pottery Jug flat foot spherical body high narrow neck strongly tilted spout small vertical handle supported arms ring neck maximum diameter black band set five parallel lines framed thicker bands four sets concentric circles arranged symmetrically sides vessel's axis Handle decorated transverse lines 850–750 Bc Cypriot Geometric Period III Cyprus Vessel jug Height 10.5 cm width 7.8 cm round ceramic vessel single curved handle narrow neck topped flared rim showing worn surface visible chips rough areas body decorated concentric banding circular motifs piece rests small rounded foot visible colors include beige light brown darker brown gray hints reddish-brown.