Barrel-shaped Jug with Geometric Motifs
Location
Era
Cypro-Geometric Period (1050-750 B.C.E.)
Title
Barrel-shaped Jug with Geometric Motifs
Date
1050-950 B.C.E.
Materials
Earthenware, painted decoration
Dimensions
30 x 27.5 x 23 cm
Credits
Gift of Claude Paradis, inv. 2016.205
Collection
Archeology and World Cultures
The shape and decoration of this barrel-jug are typical of the production from what archaeologists identify as the Cypro-Geometric Period I. Its shape is evidence of influence from the Levant, from where globular- and flask-shaped jugs were imported. Here, the geometric pattern further emphasizes its particular shape.
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