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Early Bronze Age III

Red Polished Juglet

Pottery juglet in Red Polished III ware; hand-made; ovoid body with round base and narrow neck ending in a funnel-shaped mouth; an oval handle extends from rim to shoulder; made of finely levigated clay and burnished to a high lustre; it is decorated with finely executed white-filled incisions; patterns include panels of parallel horizontal lines and zigzags; there is some damage to the neck and handle. Dimensions: Height: 14.50 centimetres Object Type: juglet Ware: Red Polished Ware Series: Red Polished III; Stewart Type (I B3 type c1 variety a) Techniques: incised; slipped; polished

Date

2100 - 1750 BC

Accession No.

1888,0927.22

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Ayia Paraskevi