Red Polished jug with cut-away spout and clay "rivets"
Date2400-2100 BCE
Periodearly to mid-Early Bronze Age
Object GeographyKarmi-Lapatsa, Cyprus
Geography NotesFound in the chamber of Tomb 15 (no. 14 in vicinity of skull B) at Karmi-Lapatsa, Cyprus
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red slip and relief details
DimensionsOverall: 19 7/16 × 12 1/16 in. dia. (49.4 × 30.639 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Acquisition, 1973
Object numberSN74.4
The shiny red color and tall cut-away spout of this jug compare with vessels made in ancient Anatolia (Turkey). Its shininess and color as well as the clay “rivets” that flank the handle may have been meant to evoke the appearance and form of a more luxurious copper-based metal vessel.
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2100-1950 BCE
second quarter of the 5th c. BCE
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