Jug

MOA: University of British Columbia

3076/5

Small orange ceramic jug of unglazed earthenware. Body is globular with a pointed base. A tall, thin neck opens into a long spout-shaped mouth, and a loop handle is attached from lower rim to shoulder. Shoulder, neck and handle are decorated with incised lines, zig zags and dots.

  • Narrative

    The style of the jug is said to show transition out of the mid Bronze Age.


  • Type of Item jug
  • Culture Cypriot
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 17.8 cm, width 8.1 cm, depth 8.1 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 2501 BCE
  • Ownership Date before 2009, before September 22, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on September 22, 2014

  • Item Classes ceramics
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3076/0005