Jug
Item number M1.12 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Jug made of dark brown clay fired to grey/black on the surface, grainy coarse fabric containing fine silver-mica and many white limestone particles of various sizes. Poorly preserved very dark red/brown slip, originally quite glossy and thick. Small raised base of narrow diameter. Oval shaped body achieving its largest diameter in the upper half, very narrow short neck, large thickened, everted rim. Small flattened strap handle attached below rim and to upper portion of body. The widest portion of the body is left as a plain band defined at bottom and top by a shallow horizontal groove. The upper and lower zones of the body are decorated by an incised herringbone pattern. Each line of the pattern is made up of contiguously placed gouged dots.
History Of Use
Used for storing and pouring liquids
Cultural Context
storage
Item History
- Made in Cyprus between 1551 BCE and 1051 BCE
- Owned by British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities) before March 1960
- Received from British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities) during March 1960
What
- Name
- Jug
- Identification Number
- M1.12
- Type of Item
- jug
- Material
- clay
- Manufacturing Technique
- thrown and incised
- Overall
- height 14.7 cm, diameter 8.9 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cyprus
Who
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Previous Owner
- British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
- Received from
- British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1551 BCE and 1051 BCE
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 0038/0009
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