Jug

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This bulbous jug is fitted with an applied strap handle that seamlessly attaches to the flared mouth rising from the tapered neck. The lip is slightly raised and grooved and is marked with a slightly pinched spout. The pitting of the lower part of the vessel has been attributed to either frost action or salt activity.

Medieval Art and The Cloisters

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Museum's collection of medieval and Byzantine art is among the most comprehensive in the world. Displayed in both The Met Fifth Avenue and in the Museum's branch in northern Manhattan, The Met Cloisters, the collection encompasses the art of the Mediterranean and Europe from the fall of Rome in the fourth century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the early sixteenth century. It also includes pre-medieval European works of art created during the Bronze Age and early Iron Age.

Metropolitan Museum of Art