Thera Plain Breast Jug pre-order matt porcelain detailing

matt porcelain detailing

was a vessel of the household

These delicate details underline the playful and festive character of the scene

460–450 BC

Thera Plain Breast Jug pre-order matt porcelain detailingBronze Age inspired Nippled Ewer from Akrotiri (LCIA, 2nd millennium BCE) This hand built jug draws its form from a distinctive Bronze Age prototype discovered at Akrotiri on Thera, dating to the Late Cycladic I period, before the volcanic eruption. Plain and undecorated, it reproduces the sculptural form of the original vessel, whose rounded body and subtle breast like swell evoke both the female body and the silhouette of a pregnant woman. Such