Black-on-Red jug
Date800-650 BCE
Periodearly Archaic
CultureCypriot
MediumCeramic (wheelmade) with red slip and black paint
ClassificationCeramics
ProvenanceFound by Luigi Palma di Cesnola (American Consul to Cyprus, 1865–1876); purchased by subscription by the Metropolitan Museum of Art 1874-1876; (sale, the Anderson Galleries, New York), April 21, 1928; purchased by John Ringling; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936-present.
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN28.574
Geometric designs with concentric circles were made with precision by using a tool like a compass. The central point of the tool is still visible on this jug and a multiple brush was rotated to create the patterns on this vessel.
On View
Not on viewHeight: 8 9/16 in. (21.75 cm)
Diameter (body): 5 13/16 in. (14.75 cm)
Rim
Width (exterior): 1 3/8 in. (4.22 to 2.77 cm)
Length (exterior): 2 3/16 in. (5.55 cm)
Width (interior): 1.0 in. (3.6 to 1.57 cm)
Base
Diameter: 2 9/16 in. (6.55 cm)
Handle
Width: 13/16 in. (2.02 cm)
Thickness: 1/2 in. (1.27 cm)
Neck
Diameter (bottom): 1 1/2 in. (3.87 cm)
Diameter (center): 1 3/8 in. (3.52 cm)
Diameter (top): 1 7/16 in. (3.69 cm)
Thickness (wall): 3/16 in. (0.4 cm)
Medium Details
Color
Slip: 2.5YR 5/6 (red)
Paint: N 2.5/ (black)
Inclusions
hard to see, but at bottom can see some sand
1050–900 BCE
650-475 BCE
800-650 BCE
8th century BCE
