Jug

This is a Cypriot Bronze Age jug with a large nipple base. It has a thick handle which stretches from the shoulder to the top of the neck, and a pinched spout. It is decorated with horizontal chevrons. It was collected by Lord Cobham who was Commissioner in Larnaca between 1879 and 1908.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
31/1918/78
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Foreign archaeology
Collection Area Region
Southern Europe
Collector Excavator
Cobham, Claude Delaval
Material
potteryBlack polish ware
Common Name
jug
Simple Name
vessel
Production Year Low
-2500
Production Year High
-1600

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