Painted Jug  - trefoil oinochoe ?
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Painted Jug - trefoil oinochoe ?

Description

Trefoil mouth. Grayish clay with black decoration. Painted design extending down from base of neck forming a "J" pattern. Bands circling body. Thick stripes on back of handle; sides of handle painted black. Spherical body, narrow foot. Bottom marked "Cyprus 1874"

Classification
Vessels
Medium
Terracotta
Culture
Cypriot
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

11 x 8 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Miss Elizabeth Gaskell Norton, Boston, MA and Miss Margaret Norton, Cambridge, MA (by 1920), gift; to the Fogg Museum, 1920. Note: The Misses Norton were daughters of Charles Elliot Norton (1827-1908).

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