Shaved Ware Jug
1500-1100 BCE
Description
Cypriote Late Bronze Age. Spindle-shaped body with pinched lip and pointed base; handle from lip to shoulder, lower portion of body scraped vertically with knife. Shaping marks evident in clay.
Dimensions
H. 12.9 x diam. 5.5 cm (5 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Provenance
From Egypt.
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