Jug

For storing and pouring liquids.

Collected by Mr. Cesnola. Part of a collection made in Cyprus in 1873 and presented to the Metropolitan Museum for the 1875 opening.

Clay jug consisting of a grey-buff, coarse-grained clay with very gritty feel, full of large white limestone particles and smaller dark grits, visible on the surface. Dark grey-brown, thin matt paint. Flat, slightly raised base, globular body, trefoil rim, short neck, flattened vertical strap handle attached to rim and upper portion of body. Decoration of body consists of three groups, each consisting of two circles made up of a dot surrounded by three concentric rings broadening from interior to exterior. There is a broad band at junction of body and spout, lines on handle and a band with pendant eyes at the rim.