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A Cypriot Gourd Juglet
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Soft clay, blotchy dark-red to brownish-red polished slip, globular body with rounded bottom, tall neck with flaring rim, curved handle from rim to shoulder. The body decorated in checkerboard pattern, and horizontal zones.

Provenance:
ex. A.G. Collection, 1976-1993.
Condition:
A small chip section to the outer lip, as shown on images. Section of surface worn, remains in overall good condition.
References:
Corpus of Cypriote Antiquities, vol. II, (1979), The Cypriote Collection of the museum of art and archaeology, University of Missouri-Columbia, p. 44, nos. 13-14.
Category:
Greek
Period:
Cypriot
Date:
Early III-Middle Cypriot I, c. 2000-1800 B.C.
Material:
Terra Cotta
Height:
8 1/2" (21.6cm)
Display Stand:
No