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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; 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. 480–400 BC; Cypriot — Classical Period I. Arsinoe Marion. Vessel. Height 35 cm, width 19 cm, weight 1.72 kg., A terracotta jug with a rounded body and narrow neck sits against a plain gray background, showing a reddish-brown base color with darker brown horizontal bands encircling the body and neck, and lighter worn patches and small white spots across the surface; a curved handle rises from the neck to the shoulder on one side, and a small sculpted human-like figure in the same reddish-brown material is attached near the shoulder on the opposite side, with the figure appearing to lean forward; simple dark painted motifs resembling leaf-like sprigs and rounded shapes are visible near the shoulder above the bands, and the overall surface shows areas of abrasion and uneven coloration in shades of red, brown, black, and touches of pale worn cream.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A01_352

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (2.3Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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 480–400 Bc Cypriot Classical Period I Arsinoe Marion Vessel Height 35 cm width 19 cm weight 1.72 kg terracotta jug rounded body narrow sits plain gray background showing reddish-brown base color darker brown horizontal bands encircling body lighter worn patches small white spots across surface curved handle rises shoulder side small sculpted human- figure reddish-brown material attached near opposite side figure appearing lean forward simple dark painted motifs resembling leaf- sprigs rounded shapes visible near bands areas abrasion uneven coloration shades red brown black touches pale worn cream.