Ovoid jug

Object/Artifact

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LMU Archaeology Museum

Name/Title

Ovoid jug

Entry/Object ID

LMU 127

Description

Ovoid handmade jug with handle attached from rim to shoulder. Irregular burnishing; faded red coloration and fire clouds on the surface; raised band with parallel incisions across upper part of the handle. Schaub & Rast 1989, Shape: 0444.22.62.20

Made/Created

Time Period

Early bronze age

Place

* Untyped Place

Levant

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Levant

Dimensions

Height

12.9 cm

Diameter

5.6 cm

Dimension Notes

Rim width: 0.7 cm

Materials

Material

Terracotta

Material Notes

Burnished terracotta

Colors

Color

10YR 6/3

Color Notes

Jug: 10YR 6/3 pale brown; Burnishing: 5YR 5/6 yellowish red; Scorch: 10YR 4/1 dark gray

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Bâb edh-Dhrâ'; Tomb A 72NE