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White Painted Spouted Jar

Pottery spouted jar in White Painted ware; globular body on a splaying foot; wide concave neck with a plain, thick rim; arching basket handle across the mouth; tubular spout on shoulder tapering towards the mouth; buff-cream clay and similar slip decorated in black paint: bands on the neck and lower body, single wavy line on the shoulder. Dimensions: Height: 19.50 centimetres Object Type: jar Ware: White Painted Ware (WP I-II) Techniques: painted; wheel-made; slipped

Date

1050 - 900 BC

Accession No.

1982,0726.58

Collection

British Museum

Provenance

  • Cyprus