Bichrome Red jug with floral decoration and a head of a bull on the shoulder
Date650-475 BCE
Periodlate Archaic
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) and terra cotta (handmade) with red slip and dark reddish-gray and white paint
ClassificationCeramics
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.623
On View
Not on viewHeight: 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Diameter (body): 6.0 in. (15.25 cm)
Width (max, with bull protome): 6 5/16 in. (16 cm)
Rim
Diameter (exterior): 2 3/8 in. (6.06 cm)
Diameter (interior): 2.0 in. (5.11 cm)
Thickness (thicker wall): 3/16 in. (0.45 cm)
Neck
Diameter (at bottom): 2 5/16 in. (5.86 cm)
Diameter (center): 2.0 in. (5.02 cm)
Handle
Width: 15/16 in. (2.43 cm)
Thickness: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm)
Base
Diameter: 3.0 in. (7.58 cm)
Bull protome
Width (ear to ear): 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Height: 1 11/16 in. (4.22 cm0
Depth: 1 3/8 in. (3.54 cm)
Length: (ear to spout): 1 1/4 in. (3.22 cm)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell Soil Color Charts)
Fabric: 5YR 7/4 (pink)
Slip: 10R 5/6 (red)
Paint: 10R 3/1 (dark reddish gray), white not in Munsell, very white
Inclusions
many sand
Unknown
900-800 BCE
Unknown
Unknown
