Middle Bronze Age III

White Painted V Human Figure Jug

White Painted V jug decorated with a human figure in relief on the shoulder; hand-made; slender ovoid body on a disc base, slightly concave on the underside; narrow concave neck with a beaked spout; arching handle from shoulder to just below the rim. A human figure, perhaps a bearded male, sits on the shoulder with the large right hand resting on the lap, the left held against the chin with an slight expression of anxiety; beaked nose; three horned projections extend from the body of the vase below; made of fine buff clay decorated with matt brown-red paint: parallel lines framing zig-zags and chevrons on the body, parallel lines on the neck and applied figurine. Dimensions: Height: 5.50 centimetres figure ; Height: 21 centimetres vase Object Type: jug Ware: White Painted Ware Series: White Painted V Techniques: painted; handmade