Jar

Museum number:
8-7993
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Accession number:
Acc.147
Description:
Jar; squat, globular body with incompletely flattened base, no foot; wide cylindrical neck slightly flaring; high arched basket handle, eliptical shape with two projections near top of curve; incised linear decoration, two horizontal zigzag lines encircling body and zigzag on handle. Surface abrasion and discoloration, rim worn away, slip worn off handle.
Donor:
Alfred Emerson and M. Boissé
Collection place:
Cyprus
Culture or time period:
Early Cypriot Bronze Age (ca. 2300–1900 BC)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Jars
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Classical Mediterranean
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Jar, accession number 8-7993, described as Jar; squat, globular body with incompletely flattened base, no foot; wide cylindrical neck slightly flaring; high arched basket handle, eliptical shape with two projections near top of curve; incised linear decoration, two horizontal zigzag lines encircling body and zigzag on handle. Surface abrasion and discoloration, rim worn away, slip worn off handle.

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