Collection Item

From:UC Teece Museum of Classical Antiquities

Name/TitleJug

About this objectMycenaean bridge-spouted jug of pale buff clay, with a single handle and spout. The jug has a distinctive mouth with a long spout that cuts through the wall of the vessel, creating a 'bridge' over the spout. Decorated with matt brown-black paint in series of bands and leaves.

Mycenaean Greece occupied the last phase of the Bronze Age, when it is alleged that the famous Trojan War took place. The Mycenaean civilisation is thought to have spanned about 500 years from 1600 to 1100 BCE. It is the first civilisation to have been identifiably Greek, developing urbanisation, a writing system, and early Greek art styles.

Dated to around 1500 BCE, this early Mycenaean bridge-spouted jar is sophisticated in its design. Its heart-shaped motifs depict leaves, as do the stem-like features in between. Such a jar would have been used to pour water or wine during meal time.

To listen to the audio description for this object, go to JLMC 59.60 Mycenaean Jug

Date Madeca. 1500 BC

PeriodBronze Age

Medium and MaterialsCeramic

Style and IconographyMycenaean

TechniqueGlazing (coating process)

TechniqueThrowing (pottery technique)

MeasurementsHeight (to lip) 12.2cm; Diameter 19cm

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

Object TypeFood Service Vessels

Object number59.60

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