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Jug, Geometric III Cypriot, Black Slip III, c. 850–750 BC. Liverpool Museum, 56.217.25.© National Museums Liverpool

Geometric III

Jug

Jug: A jug with a trefoil mouth, a base ring and one vertical handle from the rim to the shoulder. The jug is decorated in Black Slip III Bucchero type decoration with large vertical grooves on its body. The jug has been repaired and partly restored. (Overall: 260 mm x 200 mm) - Made of Pottery Culture: Cypro-Geometric III

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Ware
Black Slip ware (Iron Age)Black Slip III (Iron Age)
Shape
JugTrefoil-mouthed jug
Material
Clay
Period
Iron AgeCypro-GeometricCypro-Geometric III
Date
850 - 750 BC
Place of production
Cyprus

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Provenance

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

References

Identifiers

Accession no.
56.217.25, Liverpool Museum

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