Base Ring II Painted Jug

Base Ring II Painted Jug

Description:

Pottery Base Ring II ware jug; hand-made; cylindrical neck with flaring rim with indented lip; vertical strap handle from upper neck to shoulder, three lines incised down exterior; relief ridge at neck to body join; ovoid body with low, broad ring base; decorated in white paint with sets of four lines executed with multiple brush tool, horizontal on neck and vertical down body; thin matt very dark brown slip; red fabric with dark grey core; half of ring base missing.


Dimensions: Diameter: 14.60 centimetres; Height: 25.40 centimetres


Object Type: jug


Ware: Base Ring Ware


Series: Base Ring II


Techniques: painted; slipped; incised; handmade

Period:

Late Bronze Age II

Date:

1450 - 1100 BC

Collection:

British Museum

Provenance:

Enkomi

Accession Number:

1897,0401.1197