Ure Museum | Database

Accession_Number

REDMG:1964.1697.1

Shape

Perhaps jug

Shape_description

Fat body that tapers gradually and then sharply towards the foot. Very heavy, dense material. Body is widest at shoulder and thinnest at base.

Material

Terracotta

Fabric

Perhaps Cypriote

Fabric_description

Yellow-buff clay. Colour of slip is particularly interesting with green areas and iridescent gold lustre on top.

Munsell_color

10YR 8/4

Decoration

At widest part of body is a moulded band of vertical ridges.

Inscriptions

Condition

Mouth, handle and neck all missing. Large flakes missing from body. Foot badly chipped and dented.

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Image

2003.93.0185.jpg	Back view of a Cypriote(?) unguent jar, showing missing handle.
2003.93.0307.jpg	Front view of a Cypriote (?) unguent jar, showing missing handle.
2008.99.0209.jpg	Left side view of a Cypriote(?) unguent jar, showing missing handle.
2008.99.0210.jpg	Front view of a Cypriote(?) unguent jar, showing large chip on shoulder and relief decoration.
2008.99.0211.jpg	Right side view of a Cypriote(?) unguent jar, showing the missing handle.
2008.99.0212.jpg	Back view of a Cypriote(?) unguent jar, showing missing handle.
2008.99.0213.jpg	Oblique view of the base of a Cypriote(?) unguent jar.
2008.99.0214.jpg	Top view of a Cypriote(?) unguent jar, showing the mouth, the missing handle and a large chip on shoulder.