Spouted Jug
2nd millennium BCE
Description
White ground with brownish black paint. Paint on spout, neck and upper body below spout appears to have been washed off with use. Thumbprint in clay below spout. Body decorated with panels alternating cross-hatches and geometric patterns. Globular body with rounded bottom. Long tapering spout.
Dimensions
10 x 7.9 cm (3 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
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