Strainer jugs : mysterious pouring vessels from the well in the Agora in the Nea Paphos

2024
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dc.abstract.enStrainer jugs deposited in a Hellenistic well in the Agora of Nea Paphos, Cyprus, constitute a rare tableware shape. Moreover, the function of vessels, whose constant features are a deep, funnel‑like mouth separated from a body by a strainer, and a tabular spout placed perpendicularly to a small handle, remains unclear. The methodology included a macroscopic analysis of fabric combined with a typological study of vessels from the well. In addition, the capacities were measured with the goal of achieving a better understanding of their function. The results, supplemented by analogies, revealed that strainer jugs might not have been purely Hellenistic inventions as previously thought since a very similar shape was already produced in the Late Bronze Age in Cyprus. Hellenistic strainer jugs from the well were made in Rhodian Colour‑coated Ware. However, the preliminary study of other fragmentary preserved vessels from the site shows that the shape was possibly produced in various fabrics, as observed elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Detailed analysis of the shape indicates two main functions of vessels: filtering and pouring, while their capacity corresponds to a single serving. Although strainer jugs might have been used to prepare infusions/ filter other semi‑/ liquid substances and subsequently to feed, excluding other interpretations requires further research.
dc.affiliationSzkoła Doktorska Nauk Humanistycznych
dc.contributor.authorNiziołek, Kamila - 204248
dc.contributor.editorBodzek, Jarosław - 127382
dc.contributor.editorGołyźniak, Paweł - 165137
dc.contributor.editorKajzer, Małgorzata - 163506
dc.contributor.editorKopij, Kamil - 104068
dc.contributor.editorMiszk, Łukasz - 144692
dc.contributor.editorOstrowski, Wojciech - 429445
dc.contributor.editorZając, Barbara - 181611
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-05T11:11:38Z
dc.date.available2025-02-05T11:11:38Z
dc.date.createdat2025-01-23T07:04:37Zen
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.additionalDo artykułu dołączony Appendix na s. I-VIII
dc.description.physical213-223
dc.identifier.doi10.12797/9788383681924.19
dc.identifier.eisbn978-83-8368-192-4
dc.identifier.isbn978-83-8368-191-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/547053
dc.languageeng
dc.language.containereng
dc.placeKraków
dc.publisherKsięgarnia Akademicka
dc.publisher.ministerialKsięgarnia Akademicka
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dc.subject.enNea Paphos Agora
dc.subject.enRhodian colour-coated ware
dc.subject.enstrainer jug
dc.subject.entableware
dc.subject.enWare A
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dc.titleStrainer jugs : mysterious pouring vessels from the well in the Agora in the Nea Paphos
dc.title.containerΦιλομμειδὴς Ἀφροδίτη : essays in ancient art and archaeology in honour of Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka
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dc.abstract.en
Strainer jugs deposited in a Hellenistic well in the Agora of Nea Paphos, Cyprus, constitute a rare tableware shape. Moreover, the function of vessels, whose constant features are a deep, funnel‑like mouth separated from a body by a strainer, and a tabular spout placed perpendicularly to a small handle, remains unclear. The methodology included a macroscopic analysis of fabric combined with a typological study of vessels from the well. In addition, the capacities were measured with the goal of achieving a better understanding of their function. The results, supplemented by analogies, revealed that strainer jugs might not have been purely Hellenistic inventions as previously thought since a very similar shape was already produced in the Late Bronze Age in Cyprus. Hellenistic strainer jugs from the well were made in Rhodian Colour‑coated Ware. However, the preliminary study of other fragmentary preserved vessels from the site shows that the shape was possibly produced in various fabrics, as observed elsewhere in the Mediterranean. Detailed analysis of the shape indicates two main functions of vessels: filtering and pouring, while their capacity corresponds to a single serving. Although strainer jugs might have been used to prepare infusions/ filter other semi‑/ liquid substances and subsequently to feed, excluding other interpretations requires further research.
dc.affiliation
Szkoła Doktorska Nauk Humanistycznych
dc.contributor.author
Niziołek, Kamila - 204248
dc.contributor.editor
Bodzek, Jarosław - 127382
dc.contributor.editor
Gołyźniak, Paweł - 165137
dc.contributor.editor
Kajzer, Małgorzata - 163506
dc.contributor.editor
Kopij, Kamil - 104068
dc.contributor.editor
Miszk, Łukasz - 144692
dc.contributor.editor
Ostrowski, Wojciech - 429445
dc.contributor.editor
Zając, Barbara - 181611
dc.date.accessioned
2025-02-05T11:11:38Z
dc.date.available
2025-02-05T11:11:38Z
dc.date.createdaten
2025-01-23T07:04:37Z
dc.date.issued
2024
dc.description.additional
Do artykułu dołączony Appendix na s. I-VIII
dc.description.physical
213-223
dc.identifier.doi
10.12797/9788383681924.19
dc.identifier.eisbn
978-83-8368-192-4
dc.identifier.isbn
978-83-8368-191-7
dc.identifier.uri
https://ruj.uj.edu.pl/handle/item/547053
dc.language
eng
dc.language.container
eng
dc.place
Kraków
dc.publisher
Księgarnia Akademicka
dc.publisher.ministerial
Księgarnia Akademicka
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Dodaję tylko opis bibliograficzny
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Bez licencji otwartego dostępu
dc.subject.en
Nea Paphos Agora
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Rhodian colour-coated ware
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strainer jug
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tableware
dc.subject.en
Ware A
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Article
dc.title
Strainer jugs : mysterious pouring vessels from the well in the Agora in the Nea Paphos
dc.title.container
Φιλομμειδὴς Ἀφροδίτη : essays in ancient art and archaeology in honour of Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka
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