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Base Ring Strainer Jug, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, Base Ring II
Base Ring Strainer Jug, Late Bronze Age II Cypriot, Base Ring II, c. 1450–1100 BC. British Museum, 1868,0905.40.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Late Bronze Age II

Base Ring Strainer Jug

Pottery strainer jug in Base Ring II ware; hand-made; globular body in tankard-form on a ring base with a wide neck; everted rim and solid top with five strainer holes; tubular spout and strap handle from rim to shoulder; orange-buff clay with mottled orange-brown lustrous slip, white painted lattice decoration. Dimensions: Height: 9.70 centimetres Object Type: jug; strainer Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II (Type XI a) Techniques: slipped; painted; handmade

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Base Ring wareBase Ring II
Shape
JugStrainer jug
Material
Clay
Period
probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date
1450 - 1100 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Dhali

Identifiers

Accession no.
1868,0905.40, British Museum · Museum record

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