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Globular Jug with Geometric Decoration
(Ancient Greece )
This example of the popular pinched-spout jug is decorated with red paint on a pale background and is called Bichrome Ware. There were two distinct styles of this ceramic ware in Cyprus at this time: the "rectilinear," which features triangles, diamonds, and rectangles, was common in the eastern and southern regions of the island; the "circle" style, shown here, with groups of concentric circles, was found mostly in the western and northern areas.
Provenance
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William H. Smith, Alexandria, VA; Walters Art Museum, 1973, by purchase.
Geographies
Cyprus (Place of Origin)
Measurements
7 5/8 in. (19.3 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1973
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
48.2347