oinochoe (Jug)
About this object
Narrative
Thought to be early Iron Age, Cypriot Geometric style.
Physical description
Ceramic wine jug (oinochoe), wheel-turned. Body is globular, with a short neck and pinched trefoil mouth, and a vertical loop handle spanning rim to shoulder. Base is a low foot. Vessel is heavily painted with encircling lines of red and dark grey in a variety of widths, and 5 series of concentric circles on the shoulder. Top of handle is also painted red and brown.
Date Made
C. 1000 B.C.E.
Date Acquired
22 Sep 2014
How Acquired
Transferred
Credit Line
Measurements
Overall: 20.5 cm x 16 cm
Object Number
3076/1