Jug

MS4601A

From: Greece | Crete | Gournia

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS4601A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Minoan
Provenience Greece | Crete | Gournia
Period Middle Minoan IIIA | Late Minoan Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Description

Miniature jug with a shape similar to 402 (MS4600J). Fine, pink (7.5YR 7/4) clay, covered with red paint. Completely painted, including interior and bottom of base. Intact except for missing spout; surface eroded. Comments: Probably MMIII. The dark paint is similar to other vases from Gournia from MMIII. Flat base, convex sides, wide mouth, 1 loop handle.

Height 3.7 cm
Length 3.8 cm
Width 0.35 cm
Outside Diameter 2.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Candia Museum (Herakleion Archaeological Museum); H. B. Hawes, 1904

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