Jug

Art Historical Context

This unassuming earthenware jug fromtic Egypt, dating to the 4th–7th century, offers a window into the daily life of early Christian communities in the Nile Valley. Standing at 10 3/8 inches (26.4 cm) tall with a diameter of 513/16 inches (14.7 cm), it the practical ceramics produced during a transformative era, bridging pharaonic traditions with the rise of Coptic Christianity before the Arab conquest in the 7th century. through the Rogers Fund in 1925, it now resides in the Metropolitan Museum Art's Department of Medieval Art, highlighting the continuity of ancient craftsmanship into the med...