Jug, stirrup handle, painted.with a design of two running messengers, in full regalia, carrying weapons and wearing elaborate puma-head helmets. The area between the warriors is filled with the spreading wints fanning out behind each body. The design is in rust red on a cream slip, and the red is used on a series of double lines decorating the spout and the stirrup handle. Handle repaired. Something inside of jug, perhaps loose debris.

Vessel, c. 400 BCE - 599 CE

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more  44.41.1

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Vessel
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Dimension
10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Accession Number
44.41.1
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Jug, stirrup handle, painted.with a design of two running messengers, in full regalia, carrying weapons and wearing elaborate puma-head helmets. The area between the warriors is filled with the spreading wints fanning out behind each body. The design is in rust red on a cream slip, and the red is used on a series of double lines decorating the spout and the stirrup handle. Handle repaired. Something inside of jug, perhaps loose debris.