Barrel Jug

Description The playful inventiveness of the Cypriot potters is seen in this distinctive water jug. It is both functional and beautiful. The body of the jug looks like a barrel lying on its side. The style appears only during the Iron Age.

Provenance Mrs. Samuel C. Lamport; Walters Art Museum, 1952, by gift of the estate of Mrs. Samuel C. Lamport.

Credit Gift of the estate of Mrs. Samuel C. Lamport, 1952