jug

Object Number

SMP18099

Name

jug

Description

Fragments of a medium-sized closed vessel (jug?)

three parts

formerly glued

originally 10 fragments. Parts of shoulder (closing towards neck)

body

and base (moulded ring in section on conical foot) preserved. Trace of broken-off horizontal handle

probably joining neck above

traces of wiping utensil (fabric?) in area of joint between handle and shoulder. wheel-made

fine fabric. Surface smoothened outside

fine horizontal lines inside (marks from manufacture). Probably self-(water)slipped

decoration in watery darker slip (strongly weathered) outside (shoulder covered in slip

finer streams of slip running down vertically). Coldstream (1999) classifies as locally-produced ware.

Specimen Count

3

Preservation State

Fragment

Collection Date From

1951

Department

Knossos

Collection

Stratigraphical Museum

Other IDs

SMP19085

2131

EMu IRN

164413