Long-necked Spouted Jug
2nd millennium BCE
Dimensions
13 x 7.5 cm (5 1/8 x 2 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Acquired by Henry W. Haynes, c. 1873-1878. Bequest of Henry W. Haynes to the Department of the Classics, 1912. Transfer from the Department of the Classics, 1977.
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