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Unknown Maker, Cypriote

Ridge-Handled Jug

Maker

Unknown Maker, Cypriote

Culture

Cypriote

Title

Ridge-Handled Jug

Year

ca. 700 BCE

Medium

  • terracotta

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • terracotta

Materials

clay

Geography

Place Made: Cyprus

Dimensions

Height: 23.6 cm (9 5/16 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Appropriation Fund

Object Number

39.124.3

Type

  • Ceramics

Publications

  • Books

Classical Vases, Excluding Attic Black-Figure, Attic Red-Figure and Attic White Ground

Exhibition History

Ancient Greek and Roman Galleries
Sep 22, 2010

Label copy

The migration from the Greek mainland to the island of Cyprus following the end of the Late Bronze Age introduced linear and geometric forms to Cypriote art and culture. The design of this ridge-handled jug reflects the style that emerged during the Geometric and the Late Geometric period. The concentric, compass-drawn black rings that circumscribe the central, hand-painted red circle are traditional decorative elements of the “circle” style of bichrome ware. Customarily found in the western and northern areas of Cyprus, similar black-on-red pieces have been found throughout the area.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Cypriote
Ridge-Handled Jug, ca. 700 BCE
Terracotta
Height: 23.6 cm (9 5/16 inches)
Museum Appropriation Fund 39.124.3

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