Jug
Item number M1.24 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Minature jug; mottled red and black clay, full of white limestone particles. Splayed foot, globular body, tall narrow neck, trumpet mouth and flat strap handle from 2 rings on neck to shoulder.
History Of Use
For storage; would have contained perfume or oil; used as a funerary gift. Late Cypriot IA, Base Ring I Ware.
Narrative
Collected by Mr. Cesnola. Part of a collection made in Cyprus in 1873 and presented to the Metropolitan Museum for the 1875 opening. Sold in 1973 by the Stanford University Museum.
Item History
- Made in Alambra, Cyprus between 1551 BCE and 1451 BCE
- Collected during 1873
- Owned by Jane L. Stanford and Luigi Palma di Cesnola
- Owned by Stanford University Museum before March 1973
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Stanford University Museum (Seller) and Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Funding source) during March 1973
What
- Name
- Jug
- Identification Number
- M1.24
- Type of Item
- jug
- Material
- clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- thrown and fired
- Overall
- height 15.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, depth 6.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Alambra, Cyprus
Who
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Previous Owner
- Jane L. Stanford, Luigi Palma di Cesnola and Stanford University Museum
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source), Stanford University Museum (Seller) and Department of Classics U.B.C. Department of Classics (Funding source)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1551 BCE and 1451 BCE
- Collection Date
- during 1873
- Ownership Date
- before March 1973
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0239/0002
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