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Red Polished jug
Red Polished jug

Red Polished jug

Date2100-1950 BCE
Periodlate early Bronze Age
Object GeographyCyprus
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red slip and lime-filled incised details
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 × 3 1/2 in. (13 × 8.9 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
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.
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Not on view
Medium Details

Color

Fabric: 2.5 YR 6/6 (light red)

Inclusions 

not visible even where slip has worn off