© Museu de la Noguera
Omeka ID 384
Plaça del Mercadal
Andalusian culture

jug

MN-2220

Object type
jug
Production date
1050 / 1105
Fabric
Islamic pottery painted with manganese
Museum
Museu de la Noguera
Culture
Andalusian culture
Discovery location
Plaça del Mercadal
Materials
pottery
Township
Balaguer (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Noguera)
Technique
wheel-thrown
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
170 x 200 x 125 mm
Description
Jug fired in an oxidising atmosphere, with a reddish fabric and fine inclusions. It has a globular body, with a cylindrical neck and mouth narrower than the body. The lip is bevelled with an exterior triangular moulding. It has two tape handles from the start of the neck to the belly. The base is flat. It displays decoration painted with manganese oxide at the height of the neck, on the ridge and on the belly, with decorative motifs of concentric parallel lines.