White Painted Woman-and-Pitcher Jug - image 1

Classical

White Painted Woman-and-Pitcher Jug

Part a pottery White Painted VII jug with attached terracotta figurine, known as a woman-and-pitcher jug; only part of the neck remains; the front of the figurine was mould-made of reddish buff clay, with the back and right arm hand-made; decorated with thick red paint now worn in places; the terracotta figurine is of a female dressed in a chiton; the right arm was holding a pitcher, now missing and the left arm is by the side. Dimensions: Height: 10 centimetres max Object Type: jug Techniques: mould-made; painted

Date

400 - 323 BC

Accession No.

1891,0806.95

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Marion-Arsinoe (?)
  • Salamis (Cyprus) (?)