Jug Item Number: Ce210 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Small squat lekythos with a palmette design in black. Jug has a foot, rounded sides, a thin neck and a handle extending from the neck to the shoulder.
Jar for containing oil which is used instead of soap. It is applied to the body and scraped off. This jar is a miniature version used as an offering to the dead in burials. Size suggests it was worn on the wrist and the quality suggests it belonged to a middle class family.
votive offering
Symbolizes a functional oil jar.