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Accession_Number

REDMG:1953.25.51

Shape

Jug

Shape_description

Upturned rim, slightly offset from the neck, which is cylindrical and nearly straight, joining an ovoid body, slightly baggy, supported by a broad ring base. Vertical strap handle, grooved, extends horizontally from the rim and curves back into the body, which it joins in the upper part.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Sicilian

Fabric_description

Olive yellow, with glittering inclusions.

Munsell_color

10YR 6/4

Decoration

Black glaze inside mouth and on entire exterior (fired red in parts), except for reserved lower part of foot and underside.

Inscriptions

Condition

Rim slightly chipped; glaze eroded in large patches, particularly around the body and base.

Technique/Style

Black glaze

Provenance

Period

Early Hellenistic

Date

325-300

Dating_details

Artist

Attribution

Image

2003.93.0024.jpg	Right side view of a Sicilian black-glazed jug.
2003.97.0942.jpg	Top side view of a Sicilian black-glazed jug, showing the mouth.
2003.97.0943.jpg	Bottom view of a Sicilian black-glazed jug, showing the reserved base.
2004.99.0523.jpg	Oblique view of a Sicilian black-glazed jug.
2004.99.0524.jpg	Front view of a Sicilian black-glazed jug.
2004.99.0525.jpg	Front view of a Sicilian black-glazed jug.
2004.99.0526.jpg	Front view of a Sicilian black-glazed jug.
2004.99.0527.jpg	Front view of a Sicilian black-glazed jug, showing handle.
2004.99.0528.jpg	Front view of an upside down Sicilian black-glazed jug, showing base.