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jugs


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Term Type

Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

jugs

Details

Vessels, generally made of earthenware, stoneware or porcelain and often of large capacity, which have a narrow neck and a handle (usually a vertical loop or scroll handle); may sometimes have a pouring lip.

Variations

jug

cruches

cruche

brocs

broc

pichets

pichet

Broader Term

vessels

Narrower Terms

lekythoi

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