Red Polished coarse juglet
Date2400-2100 BCE
Periodmid-Early Bronze Age
Object GeographyKarmi-Lapatsa, Cyprus
Geography NotesFound in the chamber of Tomb 15 (no. 29 near connection with Tomb 1 chamber) at Karmi-Lapatsa, Cyprus
MediumCeramic (handmade) with red slip
DimensionsHEIGHT: 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm)
DIAMETER: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) (body)
DIAMETER: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) (body)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum Acquisition, 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.
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2100-1950 BCE
1950-1650 BCE
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