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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