Early Bronze Age III

Red Polished Gourd Jug

Pottery gourd jug in Red Polished III ware; handmade; piriform body with round base and long, narrow cylindrical neck with funnel mouth; one vertical round handle from mid-neck to shoulder opposite a horizontal handle; small pierced vertical projection at the front at the shoulder; incised decoration with white infill including bands of hatched lozenges; orange clay with dark red slip; repaired. Dimensions: Height: 27 centimetres Object Type: bottle Ware: Red Polished Ware (RP III) Series: Stewart Type (I B3 f4 variety a); Red Polished III Techniques: handmade; incised; slipped; polished