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Spouted Redware Feeder Jug

Spouted Redware Feeder Jug

Oinochoe · 3rd millennium BCE
Red polished ware with incisions. Round bottom and twisted handle. Spout is broken; pinch point above spout. May have a string hole (now full of sediment). Zig-zag patterns on body. Sets of incised lines on neck. Small round designs stamped into neck in the position of eyes and nose. Mineral deposits on body.
Shape
Oinochoe
Period
Bronze Age, Early
Date
3rd millennium BCE
Culture
Cypriot
Dimensions
H: 16.50 cm W: 9.70 cm
Findspot
Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Cyprus
Museum
Harvard Art Museums
Accession Number
1966.118
Image Source
harvard
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