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Jug with Side Spout

Jug with Side Spout

Oinochoe · 1100-700 BCE
Cypriote Early Iron Age. Oval body, upward tapering thin neck, tubular spout. On shoulder, three groups of parallel vertical lines between zig-zags. On central part of body, a wide red band between black rings of different sizes. Rings on lip and base of neck. Collar around spout.
Shape
Oinochoe
Period
Protogeometric period to Geometric
Date
1100-700 BCE
Culture
Cypriot
Dimensions
D: 40.39 cm
Medium
Terracotta; buff clay
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1960.267
Image Source
harvard
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