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Jug with Handle and Trefoil Lip

Jug with Handle and Trefoil Lip

Greek

On lip, dots. On handle, wavy black stripe. On neck, separated by a raised painted filet, two sets of vertical wavy stripes. Extra curving support to handle. Body separated from neck by a raised glazed band. On shoulder, series of vertical stripes ending in an oval, alternating with double lines. On body, broad painted band and row of dots, each in a panel bordered by two thin stripes. Body charply carinated below row of dots in panels. Dark striple just above rays, below the carination. On base, six rays. Foot painted. Intact, except for a small piece of the lip.

Terracotta; pale reddish clay with slip, brownish black glaze

Geometric period to Orientalizing

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