{"product_id":"an-ancient-cypriot-slipware-oinichoe-trefoil-jug-b-c-1000","title":"An Ancient Cypriot Black Slipware Jug, circa 1050-900 BC","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAn early Cypriot Iron Age terracotta jug, Geometric Period, circa 1050–900 B.C.\u003cbr data-start=\"82\" data-end=\"85\"\u003eWheel-made in buff clay, of ovoid form with a slender neck and trefoil mouth, set with a single strap handle. The surface is covered with a matte black slip.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFrom the collection of Madame Suzanne Gozlan, thence by descent. Later sold through Leonard Joel Auctions, Melbourne (Australia).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17cm high x 12.5cm diameter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSuperbly preserved, with no evidence of significant chips, cracks or restoration. Surface fading, wear to the black slip and small imperfections consistent with hand-made production, including visible thumb impressions and slight unevenness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eFor a comparable example, albeit with a ring base, see An Overview of Ancient Cypriot Pottery Vessels: From the Early Bronze to the Late Archaic Periods by Alexis Drakopoulos; British Museum collection, under “Black Slip Ware,” accession no. 1982,0729.371.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Antique Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51889343955220,"sku":null,"price":450.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0915\/5484\/0852\/files\/FFFF693C-8D6A-4919-BE8B-57CBDEE2D809_1_105_c.jpg?v=1769382625","url":"https:\/\/theantiqueco.com.au\/products\/an-ancient-cypriot-slipware-oinichoe-trefoil-jug-b-c-1000","provider":"The Antique Co","version":"1.0","type":"link"}