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Black Slip III Double Jug, Middle Bronze Age III Cypriot composite vessel
Black Slip III Double Jug, Middle Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1750–1550 BC. British Museum, 1898,1201.232.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Middle Bronze Age III

Black Slip III Double Jug

Hand-made Black Slip III pottery jug with a double ovoid body and narrow neck; a pinched mouth for pouring is opposite the strap handle which is placed neck to shoulder; buff clay fabric with black slip peeling in places; incised decoration with zigzag bands. Dimensions: Height: 16.50 centimetres Object Type: double jug Ware: Black Slip Ware Series: Black Slip III Techniques: incised; slipped

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Black Slip ware (Bronze Age)Black Slip III (Bronze Age)
Shape
Special and ritual vesselsComposite vessel
Decoration
Incised
Motif
Zigzags and chevrons
Material
Clay
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Hala Sultan Tekke
Date
1750 - 1550 BC

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Hala Sultan Tekke

Identifiers

Accession no.
1898,1201.232, British Museum · Museum record

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