Cypriot. Cypriot Base-Ring Juglet (Bilbil), ca. 1575–1475 B.C.E. Clay, slip, 5 13/16 x Diam. 2 13/16 in. (14.8 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 00.164. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.00.164_erg2.jpg)
Cypriot. Cypriot Base-Ring Juglet (Bilbil), ca. 1575–1475 B.C.E. Clay, slip, 5 13/16 x Diam. 2 13/16 in. (14.8 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 00.164. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.00.164_print_NegA_bw.jpg)
Cypriot Base-Ring Juglet (Bilbil)
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Bilbils were shipped in great numbers from Cyprus to Egypt. They resemble inverted poppy plants, and recent chemical analyses reveal that some of these vessels contained opium, a poppy extract.
CULTURE
Cypriot
MEDIUM
Clay, slip
DATES
ca. 1575–1475 B.C.E.
PERIOD
Late Cypriot IB Period
DIMENSIONS
5 13/16 x Diam. 2 13/16 in. (14.8 x 7.1 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
00.164
CREDIT LINE
Anonymous gift
PROVENANCE
Archaeological provenance not yet documented, reportedly from Cyprus; by 1900, acquired by an anonymous individual; 1900, gift of an anonymous individual to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Undecorated jug, with long narrow cylindrical neck slightly off perpendicular, with flaring rim and strap handle rising from shoulder to handle-ridge 3/4 way up neck, forming two ridges around neck where handle is attached. Inverted pear-shaped body with conical foot; buff-colored clay with uneven dark-brown to light-brown glaze.
Condition: Very good, glaze largely intact, surface clean but slightly worn. Rim chipped.
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION
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CAPTION
Cypriot. Cypriot Base-Ring Juglet (Bilbil), ca. 1575–1475 B.C.E. Clay, slip, 5 13/16 x Diam. 2 13/16 in. (14.8 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 00.164. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.00.164_erg2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.00.164_erg2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 11/26/2007
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