jug
- Museum number
- 1982,0729.373
- Description
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Small pottery jug in Black Slip ware; wheel-made; globular-ovoid body on a low disc base, slightly concave underneath; narrow concave neck and trefoil mouth; single strap handle from shoulder to lip; white clay covered with a thin matt black slip, vertical fluting around the body, horizontal incised bands around the shoulder; ridge at the junction of the shoulder and neck; surface abraded and pitted.
- Production date
- 1050BC-900BC
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 5.60 centimetres (mouth)
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Height: 12.20 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Cf. Benson, Kaloriziki, K682; SCE IV/2, fig. X,2. The number '268' in blue pencil at the base of the exterior appears to refer to the original find context. See D. Bailey, Op. Ath. VI (1965), pp. 5-13 for details of the Hake-Kitchener excavations at Kourion.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1982
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1982,0729.373
- Additional IDs
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Previous owner/ex-collection number: 334-1883 (V&A number)
