Red Polished coarse juglet
Date2400-2100 BCE
Periodearly to mid-Early Bronze Age
Object GeographyKarmi-Lapatsa, Cyprus
CultureCypriot
Geography NotesFound in the chamber of Tomb 15 (no. 29 near connection with Tomb 1 chamber) at Karmi-Lapatsa, Cyprus
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red to brown slip
ClassificationCeramics
ProvenanceExcavated by James R. B. Stewart in 1961, The University of Sydney; donated by The University of Sydney to the John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1973-present.
Credit LineDonated by the University of Sydney, 1973
Object numberSN74.26
This small jug is heavy for its size. Wear on the rim of the vessel suggests that it was used in life before being put in the tomb. Small jugs were sometimes placed just inside the tomb entrance after their use in the final burial rites.
On View
Not on viewRim width exterior: 1 9/16 in. (4.01 cm)
Rim length exterior: 2 1/16 in. (5.29 cm)
Rim width interior: 1 1/8 in. (2.93 cm)
Rim length interior: 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm)
Handle height: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
Handle width: 9/16 in. (1.43 cm)
Handle thickness: 1/2 in. (1.23 cm)
Wall thickness: 1/4 in. (0.6-0.63 cm)
Body diameter, below handle to front: 2 15/16 in. (7.47 cm) /,side to side (max width): 2 3/4 in. (6.96 cm side to side (max width))
Body depth handle to front 10 cm (max depth)
Medium Details
Color (Munsell soil color chart)
Fabric: core 7.5 YR 6/4 (light brown) to 2.5 YR 6/4 (light reddish brown)
Slip: 10R 4/6 (red) to 7.5 YR 5/4 (brown)
Inclusions
some sand, few small lime, few small voids (seen in areas where slip has flaked off)
2400–2100 BCE
2400–2100 BCE
2100-1950 BCE
1450-1200 BCE
2400-2100 BCE
1650-1450 BCE