Pierides Foundation Museum: Jug

Jug. Handle, upper part of neck and small part of body missing. Fine-grained red fabric. Flat-bottomed base,ovoid body, cylindrical neck with slight taper upwards, vertically set handle from neck to shoulder. Slip- painted decoration; the pink-coloured slip is thick. The body is decorated with vertical bands enclosing running spirals. Vertical bands also adorn the neck, enclosing wavy lines. A thick brownish-yellow glazing covers the exterior and the upper part of the neck inside.

Chronological details: early 13th century