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Plain White Juglet, Archaic I Cypriot, Plain White IV
Plain White Juglet, Archaic I Cypriot, Plain White IV, c. 750–600 BC. British Museum, 1880,0710.91.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic I

Plain White Juglet

Pottery juglet in Plain White ware; wheel-made; clobular-biconical body on a slightly raised disc base; tall narrow cylindrical neck with a ridge midway; rolled everted rim; single handle (oval section) from shoulder to rim. Made of reddish-buff clay fired to an reddish-buff surface; surface worn. Dimensions: Height: 11.20 centimetres Object Type: juglet Ware: Plain White Ware (PW IV) Techniques: wheel-made

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Plain White ware (Iron Age)Plain White IV (Iron Age)
Shape
JugJuglet
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-ArchaicCypro-Archaic I
Date
750 - 600 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Amathus (?)
  • Limassol (city) (?)

Identifiers

Accession no.
1880,0710.91, British Museum · Museum record

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