Lagynos with spiral twisted handle, Hellenistic Cypriot jug
Lagynos with spiral twisted handle, Hellenistic Cypriot, c. 200–1 BC. Ontario Museum, 910.2.61.© Ontario Museum

Hellenistic

Lagynos with spiral twisted handle

Wheel-thrown earthenware with slip paint 23.3 cm

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Shape
Jug
Decoration
Painted
Material
Clay
Date
200 - 1 BC

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Collection

Provenance

  • Attributed to Egypt, Alexandria region, but possibly from Cyprus or Syro-Palestine; findspot unknown

Identifiers

Accession no.
910.2.61, Ontario Museum

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