Vessel, Jug, Twin Neck
Production date
2000 BCE-1800 BCE
Country
Cyprus
See full details
Object detail
Description
Red polished ware twin necked jug, globular body with slightly off centre vestigial stump base. Two short narrow concave sided necks with cut away spouts, twin handles from spout bases coalesce into a single handle, oval in section terminating on shoulder. In front on upper body a small pointed projection, hard pink red clay with small black and white inclusions. Lustrous polished slip, mottled red orange brown to dark brown on body. Deeply incised decoration, on upper shoulder a horizontal row of impressed circles with central dots above nine pendant rows of three to four, similarly impressed circles alternating with nine double vertical punctured bands. On each neck a horizontal row of impressed circles between single (above) and double (below) puctured bands - the upper band not continuing to front of neck. On front of each spout two impressed circles, one above the other. Between necks on front of body a short vertical punctured band. On handle below fork a vertical row of four impressed circles between three groups of two parallel horizontal incisions; above the fork two rows of parallel horizontal incisions on each branch of the handle. One neck and rim repaired. Polished terracotta. The fabric used finds close parallels with RP vessels of late MC date from the south and south-western region of the island of Cyprus. (Webb, Jennifer M., 1997 "Corpus of Cypriote Antiquities", Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology, Vol. XX:p. 2)
Classification
DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT Food and Drink Consumption jug
ARCHAEOLOGY Cypriot jug
ARCHAEOLOGY Cypriot jug
Production date
2000 BCE-1800 BCE
Production place
Measurements
L200mm x W125mm x D125mm
Media/Materials description
Pink red clay with small black and white inclusions.
Lustrous polished slip
Lustrous polished slip
Signature/Marks
Decorative element
History and use
Fine table ware such as this graced ancient tables. Potters had a keen eye for design, using various shapes, slips, colours and patterns to inject personality into form.
Associated person
Registration number
H15792
Share
