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Name/TitleJug

About this objectThis jug is similar to other Bronze Age long-necked jugs, and was found in a tomb at Lapatsa in northern Cyprus. Pale brown clay is covered in a lustrous rich red slip. The body is ovoid and the long neck tapers slightly towards the top. It has a simple horizontal mouth with a wide turned-out rim. The neck has simple decorations added, with a band running around the upper neck and one around the base.

A roughly rectangular handle curves from the mid-point of the neck to the shoulder. A small ridge has been added at the top curve, perhaps as a thumb-rest for grip when pouring. Two small knobs of clay have been added at the neck and shoulder to either side of where the handle connects.

Date Madeca. 21st Century BC

PeriodEarly Cypriote

Place MadeCyprus

Place NotesExcavated from Karmi - Lapatsa tomb 11

Medium and MaterialsCeramic: Pottery

Style and IconographyCypriote

Style and IconographyRed polished III

TechniqueModeling (forming)

TechniqueGlazing (coating process)

TechniqueSlab method (pottery technique)

MeasurementsHeight 385mm; Diameter 205mm

Subject and Association KeywordsMourning customs

Subject and Association KeywordsFood history

Named CollectionThe James Logie Memorial Collection, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Credit LineDonated by the Melbourne University Cyprus Expedition, care of Dr J.B. Hennessy, University of Sydney, 1973.

Object TypeStorage Vessels

Object number137.73