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Jug (red polished I ware)

CYPRUS, Vounous, tomb 118
Jug (red polished I ware)
 2300 BCE-1900 BCE

Medium
earthenware

Measurements
39.3 × 34.8 cm diameter

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1968

Reproduction requests

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Cyprus

Accession Number
D132-1969

Department
Antiquities

Physical description
Large handbuilt jug with piriform body and small flat base. The neck is tall and extends into a cut-away spout with slightly flaring mouth. The handle extends from the base of the spout to the shoulder. On either side of the top of the handle, on the neck, is a flattened knob. The fabric surface is slipped dark red and polished.

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