Red-On-Black Ware Jug - image 1

Middle Bronze Age II

Red-On-Black Ware Jug

Pottery jug in Red-on-black Ware; handmade; globular body with round base and long, narrow neck with flared rim; round handle from rim to shoulder; made with buff clay with a dark, brown polished slip; painted red decoration, now very worn and faded consists of groups of short parallel lines repeated in a chequerboard pattern over the entire surface including the neck and shoulder. Dimensions: Height: 26 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Red-On-Black Ware Techniques: painted; slipped; handmade

Date

1850 - 1550 BC

Accession No.

1938,0412.1

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Found/Acquired: Cyprus (?)