Miniature jug
Date2000-700 BC
PeriodTarxien Cemetery, Bronze Age
Classification(s)
Object TypeMiniature jug
Registration Number32244
DescriptionMiniature clay container with surviving rim and footed base. Small clay discs are applied on the complete handle near the rim.MaterialClay
TechniqueFired
Dimensions(H) 4 x (Dia) at top 2.7; at base 1.5 cmCuratorial RemarksFound in 1950 (?). Presented by Mr Joseph Borg, Ph. C., L.P., of No. 3 Princess Margaret Street, Msida 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
- HM Object Number 32244
- Other HM Registration Number VP/17
Public Access
On viewLocation
- Gozo Museum of Archaeology, First Floor, Room 5 - Bronze Age, Showcase 8
