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Accession_Number 26.12.28
Shape Jug
Shape_description Biconical
Material Terracotta
Fabric Boeotian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 7/4
Decoration Clay pale buff. Decoration streaky brownish-black, in parts fired to red. On shoulder, two wave bands between two straight. Rest of vase black. Bars across handle, black line round lip. Side of foot and bottom reserved.
Inscriptions
Condition Complete. The rim of the neck is chipped and underneath one side of the rim, there is a hole in the neck. There are small holes and scratches over the surface, some deeper scratches around the base. Inside the mouth and on the resting surface of the base is some white deposit.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Protogeometric
Date 900
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Right side view of a protogeometric Boeotian jug.

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Back view of a Boeotian protogeometric jug, showing the handle.

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Bottom view of a Boeotian protogeometric jug, showing the reserved base and lower part of the body.

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Top view of a Boeotian protogeometric jug, showing the mouth.

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Right side view of a Boeotian protogeometric jug.

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Comparanda
Bibliography CVA Reading 1, pl. 15.10; Coldstream 1968, 197 n. 5
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 11.9
Diameters Neck 5.9; body 8.9; foot 4.2
Handle_height 5.5
Other_dims.
Location Timeline 2b bottom
Edited_by Georgina; Karen; Kinsey; Jayne
Date_edited 02.09.2002; 05.04.2004; 17.01.2006; 20.10.21
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