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Jug, Excavated at Nea Paphos Cyprus. Cypriot pottery, Bronze Age Cypriot White Painted I. Jug with a large, oval, flattened belly, indistinct foot, sloping shoulders, low narrow neck with thickened outer edge of the spout. Small cylindrical vertical handle attached to the shoulders and spout, protruding slightly above the spout edge. Orange-cream clay with cream engobe. Painted geometric decoration in brown: neck with zigzag bands of three parallel horizontal lines between each band the highest at the spout edge; body with vertical stripes bounded by lines, centers of the sides with a single-line zigzag, between them two zigzags with a grid pattern four meshes wide. At the bottom, a continuous horizontal line intersects the delimiting lines. Condition: slight loss at the rim; surface heavily worn and decoration poorly preserved in many places. Dated 1800–1650 BC, Middle Cypriot period II–III; Cyprus., A rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and a single strap handle, shown against a plain gray background, displaying a textured surface in beige and light tan with patches of reddish-brown and areas of darker brown markings; the vessel has a slightly uneven, matte finish and visible small speckles and spots across its body, with the handle attached from the neck to the shoulder and the overall shape tapering slightly toward the base.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A01_006

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

64.1Mo (2.4Mo) / 31.6cm x 50.8cm / 3732 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Jug Excavated Nea Paphos Cyprus Cypriot pottery Bronze Age Cypriot White Painted I large oval flattened belly indistinct foot sloping shoulders low narrow neck thickened outer edge spout Small cylindrical vertical handle attached shoulders protruding slightly spout edge Orange-cream clay cream engobe Painted geometric decoration brown neck zigzag bands three parallel horizontal lines band highest body vertical stripes bounded lines centers sides single-line zigzag them two zigzags grid pattern four meshes wide bottom continuous horizontal line intersects delimiting lines Condition slight loss rim surface heavily worn decoration poorly preserved places Dated 1800–1650 BC Middle Cypriot period II–III Cyprus rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck single strap handle shown plain gray background displaying textured surface beige light tan patches reddish-brown areas darker brown markings vessel slightly uneven matte finish visible small speckles spots across handle attached shoulder shape tapering slightly base.