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Jug

MOA: University of British Columbia

3076/3

Small ceramic wine jug (oinochoe). Body is globular, with a tall neck and trefoil mouth, and a vertical loop handle attached at back of neck. Base is flat, with a low foot. Vessel has a round eye on either side of the spout, mimicking a bird. Three line and dot motifs are painted on the shoulder at the front, whereas the handle is painted with stripes.

  • Narrative

    The jug’s style shows the transition from the end of the Bronze age to the early Iron age.

  • Type of Item jug
  • Culture Cypriot
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 14.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, depth 11.0 cm (overall)
  • Previous Owner J.C. Gordon Brown, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
  • Received from Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
  • Made in Cyprus
  • Creation Date during 1001 BCE
  • Ownership Date before 2009, before September 22, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on September 22, 2014
  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3076/0003

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