Miniature jug
Date2000-700 BC
PeriodTarxien Cemetery, Bronze Age
Classification(s)
Object TypeMiniature jug
Registration Number32234
DescriptionClay container with flat base. Rim does not survive. Has one broken handle.MaterialClay
TechniqueFired
Dimensions(H) 3.9 x (L) 4.4 cmCuratorial RemarksFound in the 1940s and donated to Mr Joseph Borg, Ph. C., L.P., of No. 3, Princess Margaret Street, Msida, during WWII by one of his patients. Mr Borg was a pharmacist. He then donated them to the Museums Department on 31.10.1955. Donation No. 917.ProvenanceSite of the previous Victoria Power Station, today Triq Sir Arturo Mercieca, Victoria, Gozo.Published ReferencesJ.D. Evans, The Prehistoric Antiquities of the Maltese Islands: a survey, University of London 1971, Vol. 1 p.233, Vol. 2 Plate 63.Alternate ID Numbers
- Other HM Registration Number VP/P12
- HM Object Number 32234
Public Access
On viewLocation
- Gozo Museum of Archaeology, First Floor, Room 5 - Bronze Age, Showcase 8
