Object photograph·CO 1069-700-5·1876–1942
Iron Age painted jug
Description
A single jug photographed against a pale background, turned slightly to show its side. Its body is round and wide, with a tall neck decorated with vertical bands and a flared rim at the top. Painted bands of ornament run around the body, and a central panel shows a figure-like motif.
English
An Iron Age painted jug bought for the Cyprus Museum's collection, with a rounded body, a banded neck, bands of ornament and a central figure-like motif. With another photograph on the same page.
The National Archives' description
Iron Age painted jug purchased for the Cyprus Museum Collection.
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