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Jug: ANE.17.1982

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Description

Small juglet, cream coloured, with numerous labels attached through handle. Foot of vessel repaired and restored with plaster in the Fitzwilliam Museum. Acquired from the Serrafian Brothers store (possibly Jerusalem?) in 1930.

Jug

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.079 m
Width: 0.051 m

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1982) by Wellcome Institute, the trustees of the

Dating

6th Century
Circa 501 CE - 600 CE

Materials used in production

Clay

Identification numbers

Accession number: ANE.17.1982
Primary reference Number: 87854
Oldadmincategory: O
Oldobjectnumber: WAE.17.1982
Othernumber: A117544
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025 Last processed: Wednesday 15 October 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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