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    London A 342

    Collection:London, British Museum
    Summary:"Nipple" jug with curvilinear pattern.
    Ware:Cycladic Shape:Beaked jug
    Painter: Potter:
    Context:From Melos Region:
    Date:ca. 1850 B.C. - 1700 B.C. Period:Middle Bronze Age
    Dimensions:

    H. 0.398 m.

    Primary Citation:


    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.

    Sources Used:

    R.N.L. Barber The Cyclades in the Bronze Age (Iowa City: Univ. of Iowa Press, 1987): 148, 149.; Williams 1985, 11

    (Anne Leinster)






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