Enkomi Digitisation Project

A1579

Object type
Jug
Tomb No (findspot)
A1579
A1579 A1579 A1579
Ware
Mycenaean style
Chronology
1375-1300 B.C.
Dimensions
Height: 15cm
Diameter: 12.3cm (max)
Bibliography
CVA 1, 33, pl.28.1-2
Åström 1972, 334, 353
Preservation
Intact
Fabric Description
Hard buff fabric with dark inclusions and  lime spalling on the surface. Slightly lustrous  slip.

Description
Three-handled amphoroid beaked jug. Rather talk neck, globular body, small ring base.

Decoration
Decorated with reddish brown paint. Solid paint on handles, around rim, and base of neck and four sets of concentric arcs on the shoulder. The rest of the body is painted with alternating thick and thin bands.