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Collection: | London, British Museum |
Summary: | "Nipple" jug with curvilinear pattern. |
Ware: | Cycladic |
Context: | From Melos |
Date: | ca. 1850 BC - ca. 1700 BC |
Dimensions: | H. 0.398 m. |
Shape: | Beaked jug |
Period: | Middle Bronze Age |
Decoration Description:
Body: Two projecting "nipples" are in the front of the vessel just under the neck; they are encircled with painted rings and dots. Under this is a painted eye with a symmetrical curl pattern below it. Around the shoulder of the vessel is a repeated pattern of four-petalled flowers within circles. The paint is a matte black-brown color.
Shape Description:
Distinctly local Melian style and shape.
Material Description:
yellowish-white, non-gritty.
Sources Used:
The Cyclades in the Bronze Age (Iowa City: Univ. of Iowa Press, 1987): 148, 149.