Bichrome spouted jug with rosette flower decoration
Date800-650 BCE
Periodearly Archaic
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (wheelmade and handmade) with red and dark reddish-gray paint
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.269
On View
Not on viewHeight: (8 1/8 in.) 20.7 cm
Width (with spout): (6 1/4 in.) 15.8 cm
Diameter (body): (5 11/16 in.) 14.5 cm
Rim
Diameter (exterior): (3 3/16 in.) 8.11 cm
Neck
Diameter (interior): (1 3/4 in.) 4.44 cm
Spout
Diameter (interior): (3/8 in.) 0.97 cm
Diameter (exterior, at body): (7/8 in.) 1.82 to 2.65 cm
Length: (1 3/16 in.) 3.05 cm
Handle
Width: (7/8 in.) 2.2 cm
Thickness: (7/16 in.) 1.12 cm
Base
Diameter: (2 5/16 in.) 5.89 cm
Neck
Diameter (exterior): (2 1/4 in.) 5.43 to 6.04 cm
Thickness (wall, at neck break): (3/16 in.) 0.44 cm
Medium Details
Color
Fabric: 10YR 7/3 (very pale brown)
Paint: 10R 4/3 (weak red) for red and 10R 4/1 (dark reddish gray) for black
Inclusions
some sand, few lime
