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Spouted Jug with Three Feet

Oinochoe · 2nd millennium BCE

Red decoration on white slip. Globular body, heavier towards bottom. Vessel supported by three small feet. Some paint worn off; mouth broken. Pinch point at front base of neck. Decorated in geometric pattern of bands of diamonds with cross-hatch fill; vertical band below spout; horizontal bands on sides.

Shape

Oinochoe

Period

Bronze Age, Middle

Date

2nd millennium BCE

Culture

Cypriot

Dimensions

H: 13.00 cm W: 9.30 cm

Findspot

Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus

Museum

Harvard Art Museums

Accession Number

1966.127

Image Source

harvard

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