Jug
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| Place of origin |
Jug/vase of whitish earthenware with incised decoration, covered witha deep blueish-green glaze, now largely decomposed though burial. It has an ovoid body incised under the glaze with rows of short and long vertical indentations; short narrow neck with cup shaped mouth; two loop handles springing from the shoulder with a knuckle-like projection at their angle and two applied flat discs of colour.
Object details
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| Brief description | Whitish earthenware jug/vase once covered with a blueish-green glaze, now largely decomposed through burial. Romano-Syrian or Mesopotamian, probably 3rd century. |
| Physical description | Jug/vase of whitish earthenware with incised decoration, covered witha deep blueish-green glaze, now largely decomposed though burial. It has an ovoid body incised under the glaze with rows of short and long vertical indentations; short narrow neck with cup shaped mouth; two loop handles springing from the shoulder with a knuckle-like projection at their angle and two applied flat discs of colour. |
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| Object history | Acquired from L. Leonard Woolley |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.155-1914 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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