Accession No
1951.2045
Description
Large wheel-made jug of buff ware with tall neck, everted rim and strap handle. Upper part of body, neck and handle painted in matt red and dark brown paint, in horizontal and vertical lines and panels and a band of 'running spiral' design.
Place
Europe; Southern Europe; Cyprus
Period
Late Bronze Age
Source
Museum of Classical Archaeology [donor]; Fitzwilliam Museum [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1951.2045; ANT.112.22 [Fitzwilliam Museum loan no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery; Buff Ware
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked No.72 and an illegible word
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Analysis)
Said to have been found in Cyprus but this probably originated in Palestine.
Event Date 1951
Author: maa
Context (Acquisition Details)
Transferred from the Fitzwilliam Museum to the Museum of Classical Archaeology, possibly in 1938, then transferred from the Museum of Classical Archaeology to MAA in November 1951.
Event Date 11/1951
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (CMS Description)
Large wheel-made jug of buff ware with tall neck, everted rim and strap handle. Upper part of body, neck and handle painted in matt red and dark brown paint, in horizontal and vertical lines and panels and a band of ' running spiral' design.
Event Date 9/6/1992
Author: maa
Context (References)
Karageorghis, V. et al. (1999). The Art of Ancient Cyprus in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Nicosia: J.G. Cassoulides and Son. p. 28 (illustrated)
Event Date 1999
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
FM:50298
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