Red Polished Twin Spout Jug

Red Polished Twin Spout Jug

Description:

Large pottery jug in Red Polished ware; hand-made; ovoid body on a pointed base; two tall narrow cylindrical necks with everted rims; bridge handle joining both necks; made of buff clay covered with a red lustrous slip, decorated with lime-filled incisions: bands, zig-zags, lozenges, semicircles and many space fillers with two rounded spouts and incised decoration; surface chipped and worn in places.


Dimensions: Height: 47 centimetres


Object Type: jug


Ware: Red Polished Ware (RP III)


Techniques: incised; handmade; polished

Period:

Middle Bronze Age I

Date:

2000 - 1800 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Arpera (?)

Accession Number:

1925,1101.1