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Bichrome Painted Jug

Pottery jug in Bichrome ware; globular-biconical body on a ring base; concave neck with ridge and a flaring rolled rim; handle from shoulder to rim; orange-buff clay (numerous small inclusions) decorated in red and black paint: bands on body and vertical zig-zag columns on the shoulder. Dimensions: Height: 19.70 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Bichrome Ware Techniques: painted; wheel-made

Date

900 - 600 BC

Accession No.

1982,0721.8

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Found/Acquired: Cyprus (?)