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Byzantine Jug

$375.00

7th century A.D.

Orange fabric with inclusions of lime and fine black particles.

Thick-walled, nearly cylindrical body with sloping shoulders. Cylindrical neck with two grooves and a funnel-shaped mouth, pinched on one side to form a pouring spout. Flat base with the center slightly recessed. Wide handle of oval cross-section with a shallow longitudinal groove on the exterior. Spiral wheel-ridging on the shoulder.

Intact. Heavy lime deposits.

Height: 8.8 in. (22.4 cm).

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