Jug
About this object
History of use
Used to store and pour liquids.
Narrative
Early Cypriot III-Middle Cypriot II; 2000-1700 B.C.E.; Red Polished III Ware.
Cultural context
storage
Physical description
Jug made of red, fairly gritty clay, glazed with white filling in incising. Pyriform body, narrow cylindrical neck. Small bell rim. Handle from rim to shoulder. The decoration consists of two groups of five encircling grooves on neck; two groups of seven encircling grooves on body. These flank a large vertical zigzag pattern made up of six parallel lines.
Date Made
2000 B.C.E.-1700 B.C.E.
Date Acquired
Jun 1957
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 14.3 cm x 8.5 cm
Object Number
M1.26