Red Polished Incised Jug - image 1

Early Bronze Age III

Red Polished Incised Jug

Pottery jug in Red Polished III; handmade; globular body and rounded base with a tall narrow tapering neck with everted rim; single short handle from mid-neck to shoulder opposite an angular strinhole; dark buff clay with a dark red polished slip worn in places, especially on the upper body and handle; decorated with incised bands and zig-zags. Dimensions: Height: 44 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Red Polished Ware Series: Red Polished III; Stewart Type (I B3 f2) Techniques: handmade; incised; slipped; burnished

Date

2100 - 1750 BC

Accession No.

1888,0927.30

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Ayia Paraskevi