One-Handled Redware Jug
2nd millennium BCE
Description
Redware. Incised white decoration: sets of concentric circles with radiating bands. Circles are linked around top 2/3 of vessel. Round bottom. Small handle from lip to body. Pinched protuberance of clay opposite the handle and below the lip. Globular body widens towards a rounded bottom.
Dimensions
13 x 10.5 cm (5 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
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