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Cypriot pottery jug with a long neck, a handle and pale geometric decoration on an orange body
Photograph of the object Decorated Cypriot pottery jug, ca. 1900-1800 BCE. A comparison from Cyprus, not a local excavation find. The Met, 74.51.1316.The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 74.51.1316 · The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874-76 · CC0 · Source · CC0 1.0

Object · ca. 1900-1800 BCE

Cypriot jug with white-painted decoration

A small clay jug with white decoration, dated to the Middle Cypriot period. In the site's period scheme for Cyprus it is placed in the Middle Bronze Age, by the period name in its record.

Region
Cyprus
Material
Terracotta
Held by
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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