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Black Slip Ovoid Jug

Pottery jug in Black Slip I ware; wheel-made; ovoid body on a low ring base; narrow, concave neck with a broad trefoil mouth; single strap handle from shoulder to rim; buff clay covered with a matt black slip and decorated with vertical fluting on body beneath a ridged band. Dimensions: Diameter: 9.90 centimetres mouth ; Height: 20.60 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Black Slip Ware Series: Black Slip I Techniques: slipped; wheel-made; incised

Date

1050 - 900 BC

Accession No.

1982,0729.372

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Kourion