Barrel-shaped jug

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]

Terracotta barrel jug with strainer, Cypro-Geometric III. Cyprus, 850-750 BCE.^[3]
Terracotta barrel jug with strainer, Cyprus, 750-600 BCE.^[2]
Ceramic barrel-shaped jug from the Cypro-Archaic I period (c.700-c.600 BCE)

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Qingbo, Duan (2022). "Sino-Western Cultural Exchange as Seen through the Archaeology of the First Emperor's Necropolis". Journal of Chinese History 中國歷史學刊. 7: 56–58. doi:10.1017/jch.2022.25. ISSN 2059-1632. S2CID 251690411.
^ ^a ^b "Terracotta barrel jug with strainer Cypriot Cypro-Archaic I". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
^ "Jug, barrel-shaped Cypriot Cypro-Geometric III". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[DQ56-1] Qingbo, Duan (2022). "Sino-Western Cultural Exchange as Seen through the Archaeology of the First Emperor's Necropolis". Journal of Chinese History 中國歷史學刊. 7: 56–58. doi:10.1017/jch.2022.25. ISSN 2059-1632. S2CID 251690411.

[metmuseum.org-2] "Terracotta barrel jug with strainer Cypriot Cypro-Archaic I". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[3] "Jug, barrel-shaped Cypriot Cypro-Geometric III". The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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