VesselsNear Eastern18th-16th century BCE

One-handled Juglet with Button Base

1730-1550 BCE

Description

Ceramic juglet; button foot.

Classification

Vessels

Technique

Unglazed

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Near Eastern

Period

Bronze Age, Middle

Century

18th-16th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

14.9 x 11.3 x 3.2 cm (5 7/8 x 4 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Richard Benenson, gift; to the Fogg Museum of Art, 1985.

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