Database

Jug

Title
Jug
Description
The jug apparently imitates in ceramic a Roman bronze vessel. It has a rounded body, a tall thin neck, a narrow mouth, a faceted outward flaring rim, and a foot ring. It has with a wide handle attached to the neck and the body above the maximum diameter. It was painted with bird-like and geometrical designs, using brown-red and black colours on a white-yellowish engobe.
Find spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Feţele Albe (Hunedoara county)
Dimensions: height - 15,2 cm; rim diameter - 7,3 cm; base diameter - 11,1 cm
Material: clay, smooth brick-red-yellow paste, containing mica, white-yellow engobe
Technique: wheel-thrown, oxidation firing
Geographic coverage
Latitude:45° 37' 33"N; Longitude: 23° 16' 44"E
Historical Date
1st Century AD
Time Period
Late Iron Age (Dacian)
ID
V 414
Scan Type
3D
Scan Format
3DPDF
Digitization Method
Language
Romanian
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND
Source
National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca
Data Provider
National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca
Provider
Romania