Chemistry:Barrel-shaped jug

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Short description: Pottery from Cyprus

The Barrel-shaped jug is a type of pottery known in the Mediterranean in the Ancient Cypriot art of the island of Cyprus, from the 10th century BCE to the 3rd century CE.[1]

This type of jugs, with and without strainers, were quite common in Archaic Cypriot pottery.Because of their rounded shape, they do not stand on their own, suggesting a quite specific function. They are found in the tombs of Eastern Cyprus, and may only have had a funerary role.[2]

These jars are very similar to Chinese Cocoon jars, and West-East transmission has been suggested.[1]


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Qingbo, Duan (2022). "Sino-Western Cultural Exchange as Seen through the Archaeology of the First Emperor's Necropolis" (in en). Journal of Chinese History 中國歷史學刊 7: 56–58. doi:10.1017/jch.2022.25. ISSN 2059-1632. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Terracotta barrel jug with strainer Cypriot Cypro-Archaic I" (in en). https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/240104. 
  3. "Jug, barrel-shaped Cypriot Cypro-Geometric III" (in en). https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/240082.