Base Ring Juglet - image 1

Late Bronze Age I

Base Ring Juglet

Hand-made pottery juglet in Base Ring I ware; depressed spherical body on a low ring base; tall narrow neck tapering inwards towards the flaring trumpet mouth; thin strap handle from mid-neck to shoulder; applied plastic decoration of two rings on the neck and two relief snakes on body; buff-orange clay (grey core) with a lustrous brown slip; part of the rim is missing, slip is worn away and scratched in places, while parts of the relief decoration is also missing. Dimensions: Height: 14 centimetres Object Type: juglet Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring I Techniques: handmade; slipped

Date

1650 - 1450 BC

Accession No.

1898,1201.129

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Maroni