Jug

MOA: University of British Columbia

3076/7

Small clay jug. A short, tube-like neck sits at top centre. Body is barrel shaped: round, longer in width than depth. Two groups of brown painted lines encircle the body. Both ends of the vessel have a small, pointed protrusion at midpoint, surrounded by a series of painted concentric circles.


  • Type of Item jug
  • Culture Cypriot
  • Material clay, paint
  • Measurements height 7.0 cm, width 6.8 cm, depth 5.0 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 3076/0007