Jug with Bird
10th-9th century BCE
Description
Iron age Bichrome IV ware. Creamy clay with black and red decoration. Sides decorated as a barrel jug. Bird and small swastikas on front panel below neck. Flared mouth, rounded body, ring foot and double handle. Around lip, groups of lines. On neck bands, stripes, and broad wavy line. Outside of handle painted in red and brown. Vessel was broken and mended below the attachment of the handle.
Dimensions
24.7 x 15 cm (9 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
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