Cypriot Jug of the Black-on-Red Ware

Culture: Cypriot

Period: 850-750 B.C.

Material: Clay

Dimensions: 14.5 cm high

Price: Sold

Ref: 2064

Provenance: Private collection Surgeon-General Dr. Josef Mayer-Riefenthaler, Vienna, Austria. Acquired in Cyprus in the 1960s, during his deployment as UN soldier.

Condition: Small wear on the front, otherwise intact.

Description: Spherical, one handle jug with a neck rib of the so called black-on-red ware. The painter applied his motives with black color on the red, mostly polished clay coating. This model has apart from the typical geometric circles a stylized bird on the shoulder. Jars like this were used as oil bottles or votive jugs.