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Black-on-Red Jug

Black-on-Red Jug

Oinochoe · 5th century BCE
Spherical body, long slim neck with trefoil lip (broken), small base, double ribbed arched handle. Two black bands at top of neck. Decorated with large concentric circles on each side, with smaller sets of concentric circles interspersed, concentric rings on central panel.
Shape
Oinochoe
Period
Archaic period to Classical
Date
5th century BCE
Culture
Cypriot
Dimensions
H: 17.40 cm W: 12.10 cm
Medium
Terracotta; red slip with black decoration
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1960.269
Image Source
harvard
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