Vases Oinochoe Jug (Schabelkanne)
Jug (Schabelkanne)

Jug (Schabelkanne)

Oinochoe · about 2100–2000 B.C.
Red clay; beaked spout, cylindrical neck, globular body, round base, handle rising slightly above rim to shoulder; incised horizontal lines and zig-zags on neck and body.
Shape
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
72.22
Image Source
boston_mfa
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