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Jug

Oinochoe · about 2100–2000 B.C.
Reddish clay, polished; everted rim, cylindrical neck, depressed globular body, handle rising slightly above rim to shoulder; incised horizontal band of zig-zags on neck, incised horizontal lines on upper body.
Shape
Oinochoe
Period
Bronze Age, Early Cypriote III Period
Date
about 2100–2000 B.C.
Culture
Cypriote
Medium
Ceramic, Red Polished III ware
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
72.23
Image Source
boston_mfa
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