Bichrome Red jug with “rivets,” painted date palm tree and flowers, and a figurine of a woman on the shoulder holding a jug and wearing a tunic, cloak, headband, earrings, and possible nose ring
Date650-475 BCE
Periodlate Archaic
Object GeographyCyprus
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) and terra cotta (handmade) with red slip and dark reddish-gray and white paint
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.625
Most Cypriote pottery resembles standard types of other Mediterranean pottery traditions in their shapes and decoration. The most distinctive attribute of Cypriote pottery is creativity and humor - well evident in this example. A typical jug for carrying water is transformed into a highly original and witty form by having the spout decorated to resemble a woman carrying a similar jug.
On View
Not on viewHeight: (14 1/16 in.) 35.75 cm
Diameter (body): (8 11/16 in.) 22 cm
Width (max with figure whose feet stick out beyond body): (8 3/4 in.) 22.25 cm
Thickness (wall): (1/4 in.) 0.61 cm
Woman’s face
Height: (1.0 in.) 2.57 cm
Width (ear to ear): (13/16 in.) 2.12 cm
Width (cheek to cheek): (11/16 in.) 1.76 cm
Rim
Diameter (interior): (2 9/16 in.) 6.5 cm
Diameter (exterior): (3 1/16 in.) 7.8 cm
Neck
Diameter: (2 9/16 in.) 6.56 cm
Base
Diameter: (3 15/16 in.) 9.92 cm to 10.00 cm
Handle
Width: (1 5/16 in.) 3.41 cm
Thickness: (11/16/in.) 1.75 cm
Figurine
Height: (5 1/4 in.) 13.38 cm
Width (at arms): (2.0 in.) 5.11 cm
Width (body): (1 1/16 in.) 2.69 cm
Figurine vessel
Height: (1 7/16 in.) 3.59 cm
Diameter: (1 1/2 in.) 3.85 cm
Medium Details
Color
Fabric: 10YR 7/2 (light gray)
Slip: 10R 5/6 (red)
Paint: 2.5 YR 4/1 (dark reddish gray) for black and white is closest to 5Y 8/1 (white)
Inclusions
many sand, some gravel
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