
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 (?)