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Jug, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, Black Slip ware
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Jug, Late Bronze Age III Cypriot, Black Slip ware, c. 1200–1050 BC. Liverpool Museum, 56.218.73.© National Museums Liverpool

Late Bronze Age III

Jug

Jug: A wheel made complete jug with a circular base, a long ovoid body, a tall and thin neck and a flat rim with one vertical handle from the shoulder to the slightly everted rim. The body of the jug has strong reeds and there is ridge at the base of the neck The jug is decorated in the Black Slip Bucchero type decoration is of Type IBc of Late Cypriot IIC2 era. The clay is buff with some grit, evenly fired hard. The slip is of dark red wash, mottled in firing and worn in part. (Overall: 218 mm x 126 mm) - Made of Pottery Culture: Late Cypriot IIIA; Late Cypriot IIIB

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Black Slip ware (Bronze Age)
Shape
Jug
Material
Clay
Period
Bronze AgeLate Cypriot (Late Bronze Age)Late Cypriot III
Date
1200 - 1050 BC
Place of production
probablyCyprus

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Provenance

  • St Andrews University and Liverpool Museums Kouklia Expedition, Previous owner, …

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
56.218.73, Liverpool Museum

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