Base Ring Juglet
Description: | 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 |
Period: | Late Bronze Age I |
Date: | 1650 - 1450 BC |
Collection: | British Museum |
Provenance: | Maroni |
Accession Number: | 1898,1201.129 |