Jug

About this jug

Mask: Group 1

Medallion: Floral

Vessel: Group 18

Location:

Ydstebøveien, 4180 Kvitsøy, Norway
Norway

Long/Lat: 59.0607251, 5.4009544

Archaeological Context: Sealed feature: An archaeological feature

Site type: Shipwreck

Notes: The so-called "Kvitsøy wreck" is located near the harbour of Ydstebøhavn on the island of Kvitsøy, off the coast of Stavanger, Norway. Presumably, this wreck is the Dutch vessel "Staad Haarlem" that sank in 1676.

Time Period: 1650 - 1700

Height: 220.00

Feature description: One out of eight Bartmann jugs retrieved from the wreck dyring an archalogical survey (Molaug, S. 1969. Utgraving av vrak ved Kvitsøy. Norsk Sjøfartsmuseum. Årsberetning og regnskap 1969, 30-57.) The jugs contained organic residues, which were analyzed to be most likely animalic (porc) grease, maybe used as ointment base.

Custody: Museum

Custody Data: Stavanger sjøfartsmuseum / MUST