Plain White Jug - image 1

Classical

Plain White Jug

Pottery jug in Plain White VI Ware; wheelmade; almost cylindrical body with tapering neck and everted round rim; vertical handle, circular in section from rim to shoulder; body tapers slightly to a flat base; made of dark brown gritty clay; creamy white slip, now badly worn; rim is broken away on two sides and the base is chipped. Dimensions: Height: 16.90 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Plain White Ware Techniques: wheel-made; slipped

Date

475 - 323 BC

Accession No.

1982,0729.1

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Salamis (Cyprus)