Local medieval jug
Date13th Century
Object NameJug
Mediumceramic
ClassificationsArchaeology Collected
LocationView by Appointment
Object numberABDMS028346
About MeThis complete medieval jug was found in the basement of a building in King Street.It was made in the Aberdeen area in the 13th century. A scar on the base of this jug is caused when the glaze drips from pots stacked in the kiln.
The jug was originally found in 1872 when it was uncovered during building work in King Street. It was reported in the Aberdeen Journal and a label attached to the side of the jug reads:
Tuesday March 19 1872
'(Inte)resting discovery on Wednesday, the labourers
(discovere)d in excavations for an addition to Messrs Chivas
(a we)ll baked urn, containing what appeared to be calcined
(bones). The urn was found about ten feet from the present
(height) of the ground, but it is possible that it may have
(been) originally interred at a greater or less depth, as the
(Maut)hillock stood at the place, and the levelling opera
(tion) made when it was lowered may have altered the
(charact)er of the ground. The urn, which has one handle
(like a e)wer measures twelve inches from top to bottom, and
...inches in circumference. It was surrounded by
...were perfectly rotten'.
The jug was rediscovered in the late 20th century. It had been stored in the basement of the building under which it was originally found.
Naqada II
Naqada I
1831
late 14th Century
1841
