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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Jug
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
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Jug

DepartmentAncient Mediterranean Art
CultureCypriot
Dateca. 650-550 B.C.
MediumTerracotta
Dimensionsheight: 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm)
depth: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
Object number86.134.18
GeographyDescriptionThe jug is decorated with dark bands at the rim, along the handle, and at the top and bottom of its neck, and with seven clusters of concentric circles around its shoulder.Provenanceacquired by Gilbert M. Denman, Jr. (1921-2004), San Antonio, on Cyprus, 1969-1972; Gilbert M. Denman, Jr., by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1986
Published ReferencesH.A. Shapiro, C.A. Picon, and G.D. Scott, III, eds., “Greek Vases in the San Antonio Museum of Art” (San Antonio, 1995) p. 49, no. 8
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Amphora (jar)
Culture: Cypriot
ca. 650-550 B.C.
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Gilbert M. Denman, Jr.
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Culture: Cypriot
ca. 650-550 B.C.
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Culture: Phrygian
ca. 550-500 B.C.
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ca. 700 B.C.
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ca. 500 B.C.
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