ClassificationsAncient Near Eastern Art
Bilbil Jug
AAT Object Form/FunctionJugs (vessels)
Place FoundJerusalem, Palestine, Asia
Place FoundJerusalem, Israel, Asia
PeriodLate Bronze Age
Date1600-1200 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Dimensions10 1/4 x 4 5/8 in. (26 x 11.7 cm)
Object number1968.264
Label TextBilbil Jars were one of the predominant imported wares from Cyprus and the most popular form imitated by Levantine potters.Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - Spring 2001
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 2001 - February 12, 2018
Michael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
ProvenancePurchased by Dr. Immanuel Ben-Dor (1901-1969) with museum funds from St. Simon Souvenier Shop, Jerusalem, June 3, 1968.
Status
On viewCollections
- Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art
1st Century CE
early 4th Century CE
early 4th Century CE
1600-1200 BCE
8th-6th Century BCE
ca. 1st Century CE
1st Century CE
1st Century CE
331-64 BCE
37 BCE - 4 CE
