jug
- Museum number
- Eu1971,01.192
- Description
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Earthenware jug ('krondir'), for storing liquids, red body, wheel-thrown, the mouth partly covered with a fixed lid, the spout has ridges at the top and is joined to the body; incised decoration at shoulders and large diagonal incisions round body. A mid and dark green glaze covers much of the body with drips at the base. Where the glaze has not reached, white slip is visible beneath the lighter green.
- Production date
- 19thC(late)
- Dimensions
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Height: 20.50 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Text from Eth Doc 1836 (entry 192): This 'krondir' is used for drinks and is used on holidays, rituals, weddings etc. The yellowish-green glaze with blots of dripping paint is characteristic.
End of the C19th.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
-
Exhibited:
1977, London, Museum of Mankind, Bulgarian Village Arts, no. 77
- Acquisition date
- 1971
- Acquisition notes
- Part of a collection of 347 items given by the Bulgarian Committee for Cultural Relations in 1971, together with a full list describing each item, its manufacture and usage (Eth Doc 1836); this information is given under 'Curator's Comment'.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu1971,01.192
