Red Polished Piriform Jug - image 1

Early Bronze Age II

Red Polished Piriform Jug

Pottery jug in Red Polished I ware; hand-made; piriform body to narrow, flat base; elongated neck with cutaway spout and handle from base of spout to shoulder; medium red surface shading to brown; slipped and polished; restored from pieces. Dimensions: Diameter: 23.80 centimetres max ; Height: 47.50 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Red Polished Ware Series: Red Polished I-II (north coast) (Stewart type IA1 f1) Techniques: handmade; slipped; polished

Date

2300 - 2100 BC

Accession No.

1939,0217.29

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Vounous