Jar
2500 BC (made)
| Place of origin |
Globular with tall wide cylindrical neck flaring slightly at the lip. There are two small vertical eared handles bridging the junction of the neck and shoulder. The decoration of the lower body consists of vertical groups of three straight lines or wavy, recalling the seams of a leather bottle . On the upper part and the neck are various zigzags picked out with hatchets and dots.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Reddish earthenware covered witha burnished black slip, burnt red in parts and decorated with incised patterns. |
| Brief description | reddish earthenware, probably Cypriote, Bronze age about 2500 BC |
| Physical description | Globular with tall wide cylindrical neck flaring slightly at the lip. There are two small vertical eared handles bridging the junction of the neck and shoulder. The decoration of the lower body consists of vertical groups of three straight lines or wavy, recalling the seams of a leather bottle . On the upper part and the neck are various zigzags picked out with hatchets and dots. |
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| Credit line | William F ..... Esq. 11 Avenue Studios S.W.3 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.257-1939 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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