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Jug, unknown Cypriot workshop. White painted ware Bronze Age jug with a spherical bottom and a bulging, pear-shaped body transitioning in the upper part into two tubular spouts with protruding walls. A ring-shaped vise protrudes between the spouts. Covered with white paint and decorated with brownish-red paint: a zigzag ornament runs around the body for one-third of its height, flanked on each side by two horizontal lines; below are four bands of lines converging at the bottom. The upper body has four stripes filled with diagonal, intersecting lines, separated by serpentine winding lines. The vise is decorated with diagonal lines at the top and brown paint on the sides. At the base of the rims, a zigzag ornament is framed by two lines on either side; vertical lines surround the rims both inside and outside. Date: 1900–1650 BC. Origin: Cyprus. Vessel; height 15 cm, width 13 cm., An off-white rounded ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and broken spout, featuring a single curved handle; the surface is decorated with brown painted geometric patterns including crosshatching, wavy lines, vertical stripes, and bands that wrap around the body; there are areas of wear and discoloration on the handle and body, and the background is a uniform neutral gray.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A06_142

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.2Mo (1.4Mo) / 38.8cm x 49.9cm / 4580 x 5888 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Jug unknown Cypriot workshop White painted ware Bronze Age jug spherical bottom bulging pear-shaped body transitioning upper part two tubular spouts protruding walls ring-shaped vise protrudes spouts Covered white paint decorated brownish-red paint zigzag ornament runs body -third height flanked side two horizontal lines four bands lines converging bottom upper body four stripes filled diagonal intersecting lines separated serpentine winding lines vise diagonal lines top brown paint sides base rims zigzag ornament framed two lines vertical lines surround inside outside Date 1900–1650 Bc Origin Cyprus Vessel height 15 cm width 13 cm off-white rounded ceramic vessel narrow neck broken spout featuring single curved handle surface brown geometric patterns crosshatching wavy lines vertical stripes bands wrap areas wear discoloration background uniform neutral gray.