Base Ring II Ware Jug - image 1

Late Bronze Age II

Base Ring II Ware Jug

Pottery Base Ring II ware jug; hand-made; piriform body on a flat base; tall cylindrical neck (prominent ridge at junction with body); everted rim with trefoil mouth; strap handle from rim to shoulder; two incised crosses on handle. Orange fabric with grey core and a semi-burnished black slip; numerous small pits over the surface, chipped rim. Dimensions: Height: 16 centimetres Object Type: jug Ware: Base Ring Ware Series: Base Ring II Techniques: handmade; incised; slipped Inscription: Inscription type: pottery mark Inscription position: on handle Inscription note: marked with two crosses

Date

1450 - 1200 BC

Accession No.

1898,1201.96

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Maroni