Accession No
1952.42 B.1
Description
Jug with handle. Sub-cylindrical body with flattened base, nearly vertical walls and pronounced shoulders; narrow neck with thickened, everted rim; vertical double-rod handle from shoulder to below rim; buff fabric. Rim reconstructed from sherds, small hole in shoulder.
Place
Asia; West Asia; ?Palestine; ?Israel
Period
Middle Bronze Age
Source
Fitzwilliam Museum [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1952.42 B.1; V.352 [Dept. of Antiquities No.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Ceramic; Pottery
Local Term
Measurements
125mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'M.B.'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: '
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'V.352'
Event Date
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1952.42 A-B: 'A: Jug of buff ware with truncated pointed body and oval mouth. Red slip on outer surface. B: Buff ware jar with cylindrical body, two-reeled handle, narrow neck and everted rim.'
Event Date 1952
Author: maa
Context (Found together / assemblage)
The jug 1952.42 B[.1] was found to contain sediment mixed with small bones. The bones have now been assigned suffix 1952.42 B.2 and the sediment has been bagged. Some remains in the vessel.
Event Date 20/9/2023
Author: Katrina Dring
Description (Physical description)
Jug with handle. Sub-cylindrical body with flattened base, nearly vertical walls and pronounced shoulders; narrow neck with thickened, everted rim; vertical double-rod handle from shoulder to below rim; buff fabric. Rim reconstructed from sherds, small hole in shoulder.
Event Date 20/9/2023
Author: Katrina Dring
FM:304257
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