VesselsCypriot2nd millennium BCE

Spouted Jug with Three Feet

2nd millennium BCE

Description

Red decoration on white slip. Globular body, heavier towards bottom. Vessel supported by three small feet. Some paint worn off; mouth broken. Pinch point at front base of neck. Decorated in geometric pattern of bands of diamonds with cross-hatch fill; vertical band below spout; horizontal bands on sides.

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Cypriot

Period

Bronze Age, Middle

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

13 x 9.3 cm (5 1/8 x 3 11/16 in.)

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