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Bucchero Ribbed Jug, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot
Bucchero Ribbed Jug, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, c. 1200–1050 BC. British Museum, 1897,0401.877.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Late Bronze Age III

Bucchero Ribbed Jug

Pottery small jug of Bucchero Wheelmade Ware; wheel-made; neck slightly tapering towards round mouth; flared rim with flattened vertical edge; vertical strap handle from rim to shoulder; ridge at base of neck; vertical ribbing down body; ring base; thin dark brown, matt, flaking slip on exterior and neck interior; buff clay. Dimensions: Diameter: 8 centimetres; Height: 13.50 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Cypriot Bucchero Ware Techniques: wheel-made; slipped

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Bucchero ware
Shape
JugRound-mouthed jug
Decoration
Relief and applied
Material
Clay
Period
probablyBronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)
Date
1200 - 1050 BC
Place of production
Cyprus
Findspot
Enkomi

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Enkomi

Identifiers

Accession no.
1897,0401.877, British Museum · Museum record

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