Agora Object: Agora XII, no. 1693
Dimensions:   H. pres. 0.257; diam. 0.255.
Chronology:   Context ca. 625-570 B.C.
Deposit:   I 14:1
Published Number:   AV 12.1693
References:   Object: P 3608
Mouth and handle missing.

Broad-bodied jug, point of greatest circumference near middle of body, giving almost a double-conical effect. Straight neck. Low ring foot. Gritty light red clay, dull buff to grayish buff slip. Banded decoration: black on neck, at top of shoulder and around handle-attachment; three bands divide wall into roughly equal areas with a triple band be- tween the upper two; a band also on the foot. East Greek.

Fabric and surfaces similar to 1667, Pl. 77. For the plump shape and the system of banding, three narrow lines set off by broad bands, see the East Greek household hydriai from the Samian Heraion, found in a well-filling dated ca. 710- 640/630 B.C., Ath. Mitt., LXXIV, 1959, Beil. 46-47.