Collection Item

From:UC Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities

Name/TitleJug

About this objectThis Bronze Age jug was found in a tomb in Karmi, northern Cyprus, along with other Red Polished Ware jugs and bowls.

The buff coloured clay of the jug has been covered with a rich red-brown slip. The body is an elongated sphere with a blunt pointed base. Unlike the other long-necked jugs found in this tomb, the neck of this jug is medium-wide, and is slightly convex (bulges outward) toward the body. It has a round horizontal mouth with a flared rim. The handle attaches to the neck about one third of the length up and joins the body high on the shoulder. The surface has been kept plain, with no additional decoration.

There is also some pitting in the surface of this jug, created by exploded inclusions. Inclusions are small particles of non-clay material that are added to keep clay together, but some types of inclusions can degrade at a different rate to the rest of the clay over time or at high temperature. The clay this jug was made from has many small and medium inclusions, and also includes finely chopped straw.

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

TechniqueThrowing (pottery technique)

TechniqueGlazing (coating process)

TechniqueSlab method (pottery technique)

MeasurementsHeight ca. 515mm; Diameter 230mm

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 number131.73

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