Summary

This ceramic storage jar has been reconstructed from a group of 30 fragments that were excavated at one of the digs on the Commonwealth Block between 1988 and 2003. It was wheel made and is of Chinese origin.

Uncovering past food practices.
Of all the archaeological material uncovered in the Little Lon excavations, the remnants of eating and drinking are the most numerous. Broken plates, bowls, cups and cutlery were thrown into rubbish piles with smashed jars that once held jam and pickles, and jugs that held water or cordial. Shells from oysters, abalone and coconuts were tossed in with bones from mutton, beef, rabbit and pork. Pips and seeds from fruit and vegetables were also added to the piles. These objects offer clues to the food consumed by residents of Little Lon, and are important in the rediscovery of a people, place and time long vanished.

Physical Description

This ceramic jar has a brown glaze on the outside and inside surfaces, the outside base is unglazed. It is reconstructed from fragments.

Physical Description

Object on display, info in EAMC record from EMu. EMu states: "30 fragments of Chinese ceramic storage jar. Brown glaze on the outside and inside surfaces, base on the outside is unglazed. Wheel made. Chinese"

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