CYPRUS – WHITE PAINTED WARE JUG
CYPRUS – WHITE PAINTED WARE JUG
In the form of a so-called duck. Ovoid body and elongated spout with circular aperture on top, pierced side-lugs, vertical handle from body to neck. Decoration in red-brown slip with hatched diamonds and squares separated by triple lines. Repaired at neck
H. 24 cm.
Ex private coll., England
Middle Cypriote II, c. 1800 – 1725 BC
Cf. V. Karageoghis, Ancient Cyprus, Cesnola Collection, New York 2000, no.36
€ 2.250