Red Polished jug
Date2100-1950 BCE
Periodlate early Bronze Age
Object GeographyCyprus
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red slip and lime-filled incised details
DimensionsOverall
Height: (4 7/8 in.) 12.45 cm
Height (resting naturally): (5 3/16 in.) 13.2 cm
Width (resting naturally): (3 1/8 in.) 8 cm
Thickness (resting naturally): (3 1/8 in.) 7.95 cm
Body
Diameter: ( 3 1/8 in.) 8 cm
Rim
Diameter (exterior): (1 7/16 in.) 3.73 cm
Diameter (aperture interior max): (3/8 in.) 0.93 cm
Neck
Diameter: (7/8 in.) 2 to 2.45 cm
Handle
Diameter: (1/2 in.) 0.91 to 1.63 cm
Knob
Height: (1/4 in.) 0.6 cm
Width: (5/8 in.) 1.52 cm
Thickness: (3/8 in.) 0.89 cm
Height: (4 7/8 in.) 12.45 cm
Height (resting naturally): (5 3/16 in.) 13.2 cm
Width (resting naturally): (3 1/8 in.) 8 cm
Thickness (resting naturally): (3 1/8 in.) 7.95 cm
Body
Diameter: ( 3 1/8 in.) 8 cm
Rim
Diameter (exterior): (1 7/16 in.) 3.73 cm
Diameter (aperture interior max): (3/8 in.) 0.93 cm
Neck
Diameter: (7/8 in.) 2 to 2.45 cm
Handle
Diameter: (1/2 in.) 0.91 to 1.63 cm
Knob
Height: (1/4 in.) 0.6 cm
Width: (5/8 in.) 1.52 cm
Thickness: (3/8 in.) 0.89 cm
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.23
People who held this vessel to pour liquid left traces of “use wear” at the top of the handle and on the knob at the front. Scholars have used stylistic analyses of the incised patterns on similar ceramics to identify groups of vessels created by a single potter or workshop.
On View
Not on viewColor
Fabric: 2.5 YR 6/6 (light red)
Inclusions
not visible even where slip has worn off
Color
Fabric: 2.5YR 6/6 (light red)
Slip 10R 4/6 (red) to 10R 4/4 (weak red); white lime color not in Munsell
Inclusions
not visible
