Légende

Jug with a figurine of a woman with a jug; Cypriot pottery, female appliqué figurine. 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; on the side opposite the vise is the bust of a woman holding a jug. Decoration 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, on both sides, 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 in reddish-brown with darker brown bands and painted dark brown decorative motifs sits against a plain gray background; the jug has a rounded body, a narrow neck with a flared rim, and a single curved handle, with a small sculpted figure attached near the neck that shares the reddish-brown color and shows worn lighter spots, and the surface of the jug has areas of lighter abrasion and small pale flecks.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A01_355

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

68.7Mo (2.1Mo) / 33.9cm x 50.8cm / 4000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Jug figurine woman jug Cypriot pottery female appliqué figurine foot resembling inverted echinus belly widening convex shoulders separated cylindrical neck straight spout two-part vise connects neck shoulders side opposite vise bust woman holding Decoration white black paint belly widest point -third height decorated alternating white black concentric bands beneath wavy black stripe extends sides Shoulders 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 reddish-brown darker brown bands painted dark brown decorative motifs sits plain gray background rounded body narrow neck flared rim single curved handle small sculpted figure attached near shares reddish-brown color worn lighter spots surface areas lighter abrasion small pale flecks.