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Red Polished Jug (Schnabelkanne)

Red Polished Jug (Schnabelkanne)

Oinochoe · about 2100–2000 B.C.
Red clay; vertical beaked spout, tapering neck, ovoid body, round handle from rim to shoulder, boss at base of neck opposite handle.
Shape
Oinochoe
Period
Bronze Age, Early Cypriote III Period
Date
about 2100–2000 B.C.
Culture
Cypriote
Medium
Ceramic, Red Polished IlI ware
Museum
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Accession Number
72.6
Image Source
boston_mfa
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