Base Ring Ware Jug - image 1

Late Bronze Age I

Base Ring Ware Jug

Base Ring I pottery jug; globular-biconical body on a flattened base; tall narrow neck with flaring trumpet mouth (partly missing), metallic ridge half-way up neck; thin strap handle from shoulder to the neck-ridge; two relief snakes are applied to the shoulder; buff-orange clay with grey core unevenly fired to an orange to black colour. Dimensions: Height: 16.50 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring I Techniques: handmade; applied

Date

1650 - 1450 BC

Accession No.

1982,0726.6

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus