Jug Item Number: M1.22 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Miniature yellow-buff coloured jug with gray-black designs. The jug is fine grained, hard-fired clay. There is a yellow-buff slip over the entire surface and a gray-black matte pain. The jug has a very low ring foot, ovoid body, narrow neck with a large ridge and a flat everted rim. There is a small vertical handle from ridge to shoulder. Designs on the body include 11 bands of varying thickness and four sets of concentric circles above the bands. Designs on the neck consist of three horizontal bands and one wavy band. On the rim there is a ring of triangles.
History Of Use
Used for storing and pouring liquids.
Cultural Context
storage
Narrative
Cypro-Archaic, 725-475 B.C.E. White painted V Ware.
Item History
- Made in Cyprus between 726 BCE and 476 BCE
- Collected during 1914
- Owned by Sid Leary before 1950
- Owned by Florence Leary between 1950 and June 1957
- Received from Florence Leary (Donor) during June 1957
What
Who
- Culture
- Cypriot
- Previous Owner
- Sid Leary and Florence Leary
- Received from
- Florence Leary (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Cyprus
When
- Creation Date
- between 726 BCE and 476 BCE
- Collection Date
- during 1914
- Ownership Date
- before 1950 and between 1950 and June 1957
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1957
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- poor
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 2189/0054