Red Polished Piriform Jug

Red Polished Piriform Jug

Description:

Pottery jug in Red Polished I ware; hand-made; piriform body with concave neck and everted rim; round handle from mid-neck to shoulder; red surface slipped and polished.


Dimensions: Diameter: 22 centimetres max. ; Height: 40 centimetres


Object Type: jug


Ware: Red Polished Ware


Series: Red Polished I-II (north coast) (Stewart type I B1b a2)


Techniques: incised

Period:

Early Bronze Age II

Date:

2300 - 2100 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Vounous

Accession Number:

1939,0217.19