Palestinian Early Bronze Age jug

A pottery jug with slashed decoration around the neck and handle. The shoulder is decorated with four relief bands with incised lines.

Culture
Palestine, Early Bronze Age, c. 3100-2200 BC

Size
14.5 x 12.5 cms

Condition
Some chipping otherwise intact

Provenance
Ex. collection: Joe and Mary Hope, Box, Wiltshire, UK.

Joe Hope was formerly the head of Fine Art, Bath Academy of Art, Corsham Court, 1968-1981.