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White Painted Woman-and-Pitcher Jug, Classical Cypriot, White Painted VII
White Painted Woman-and-Pitcher Jug, Classical Cypriot, White Painted VII, c. 400–323 BC. British Museum, 1891,0806.95.CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
White Painted ware (Iron Age)White Painted VII (Iron Age)
Shape
Jug
Decoration techniques
Painted, Relief and appliedModelled figures and attachments
Motif
Human figure
Material
Clay
Period
probablyIron AgeCypro-Classical
Date
400 - 323 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus
Findspot
Marion

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Collection

British Museum

Provenance

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

Identifiers

Accession no.
1891,0806.95, British Museum · Museum record

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