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 viewHeight: 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
1050–900 BCE
950-850 BC
1450-1200 BCE
1450-1200 BCE
2100-1950 BCE