Red Polished Snake Jug - image 1

Early Bronze Age II

Red Polished Snake Jug

Pottery jug in Red Polished I ware; hand-made; piriform body and a flat base; elongated neck with cutaway spout; round handle from spout base to shoulder; applied belt at base of neck; applied snake decoration either side of neck from base of spout to handle; light red surface, slipped and polished. Dimensions: Diameter: 30.90 centimetres max. ; Height: 62 centimetres when complete Object Type: jug Ware: Red Polished Ware Series: Red Polished I-II (north coast) (Stewart type IA1 f2) Techniques: handmade; applied; slipped; polished

Date

2300 - 2100 BC

Accession No.

1939,0217.30

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Vounous