Jug: GR.41.1991

Current Location: Gallery 22 (Cypriot)

Entities

Jug

Categories

Vessel

Description

Jug, with long neck and spherical body

Measurements and weight

Height: 0.52 m
Width: 0.305 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Middle Cypriote
Bronze Age
-1900 - -1650

Materials used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.41.1991
Primary reference Number: 70574
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 7 December 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Jug" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/70574 Accessed: 2023-03-30 18:56:16

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            University of Cambridge}}

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