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White Painted animal-shaped jug (askos) carrying six small animals on its back
White Painted animal-shaped jug (askos) carrying six small animals on its back

White Painted animal-shaped jug (askos) carrying six small animals on its back

Date1950-1750 BCE
Periodearly to mid-Middle Bronze Age
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (handmade, hollow) and terra cotta (handmade, solid) with red paint
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.50
On View
Not on view
DimensionsOverall
Height: (3 15/16 in.) 9.95 cm
Width: (3 3/16 in.) 8.1 cm
Length: (6 11/16 in.) 17 cm
Head
Height (preserved): (11/16 in.) 1.72 cm
Width (at ears): (15/16 in.) 2.43 cm
Feet
Width (at bottom): (7/16 in.) 1-1.28 cm
Width (max): (11/16 in.) 1.82 cm
Smaller figures
Height: (1 3/16 in.) 3 cm
Length: (1 9/16 in.) 3.92 cm
Handle
Height (preserved): (11/16 in.) 1.8 cm
Width: (2 3/16 in.) 5.6 cm
Thickness: (9/16 in.) 1.49 cm
Hole
Diameter: (1/2 in.) 1.2 cm
Dimension Notes:
wall thickness not measurable even with special calipers

Medium Details

Color

Fabric:  10YR 7/4 (very pale brown) to N 5/ (gray); core 5YR 7/4 (pink)

Paint: 10R 4/4 (weak red)

Inclusions

many sand, few lime, few small voids