Red Polished Piriform Jug

Red Polished Piriform Jug

Description:

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

Period:

Early Bronze Age II

Date:

2300 - 2100 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Vounous

Accession Number:

1939,0217.29