Neolithic Storage Jar with Pierced Lugs - Ancient Pottery

An egg-shaped storage jar in the style of Neolithic pottery from Europe and the Near East. As farming spread, large jars were made to store grain and other food. Many had small pierced lugs, which could hold a cord to hang the pot or tie down a cover. This model has a swelling ovoid body that narrows to a small flat base, a short neck and an everted rim. A row of small raised bosses circles the shoulder, and three horizontal lugs, each pierced with a small hole, stand out from the body: two at…

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