Bronze Ivy-Leaf Jug, Archaic II Cypriot
Bronze Ivy-Leaf Jug, Archaic II Cypriot, c. 600–500 BC. British Museum, 1896,0201.161.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Archaic II

Bronze Ivy-Leaf Jug

Bronze jug; raised rounded body with off-set base, rounded shoulder and thickened narrow rim; neck has a concave profile; the heavy cast handle has a sub-rectangular section and rises high above the rim, dividing at the top into two short straps, each of which is riveted just below the rim; the other end tapers to an ivy-leaf shaped plaque which is similarly attached to the body; metal corroded. Dimensions: Diameter: 7.40 centimetres mouth ; Height: 24 centimetres Object Type: jug Techniques: hammered; riveted

Classification

Object type
Metal vessel
Shape
Jug
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Archaic
Date
600 - 500 BC
Findspot
Kourion

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Accession No.

1896,0201.161

Collection

Provenance

  • Kourion

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