Red Polished Twin Spout Jug - image 1

Middle Bronze Age I

Red Polished Twin Spout Jug

Large pottery jug in Red Polished ware; hand-made; ovoid body on a pointed base; two tall narrow cylindrical necks with everted rims; bridge handle joining both necks; made of buff clay covered with a red lustrous slip, decorated with lime-filled incisions: bands, zig-zags, lozenges, semicircles and many space fillers with two rounded spouts and incised decoration; surface chipped and worn in places. Dimensions: Height: 47 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Red Polished Ware (RP III) Techniques: incised; handmade; polished

Date

2000 - 1800 BC

Accession No.

1925,1101.1

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Arpera (?)