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Cypric jugs, Late Bronze Age I Cypriot
Cypric jugs, Late Bronze Age I Cypriot, c. 1650–1600 BC. Vienna Museum, Ägyptische Sammlung, A 1392.© Kunsthistorisches Museum

Late Bronze Age I

Cypric jugs

Cypric jugs Tell El-Daba in northeastern Nildelta can be identified with Auaris, the capital of the Hyksos.The Hyksos were Asians who immigrated to Egypt from the Syrian-Palestinian area.In the so -called second meantime, they prevailed over a large part of Egypt.This jug was found in a Hyksos grave in the Egyptian Nildelta, but it is an import piece from Cyprus.Trade between Egypt and the surrounding areas was common in all times.The handmade container has a round body, a handle and a small pouring.The red -brown stripes and wave lines are characteristic of this type of Cyprical ceramic. H 12,5 cm, Dm 8,6 cm

Classification

Object type
Pottery vessel
Shape
Jug
Decoration
Painted
Motifs
Wavy lines, Bands and lines
Material
Clay
Place of production
Cyprus
Date
1650 - 1600 BC

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Collection

Vienna Museum

Provenance

  • 1978 by the Anthropological Department of the Natural History Museum, Vienna

Identifiers

Accession no.
Ägyptische Sammlung, A 1392, Vienna Museum

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