A lug is a typically flattened protuberance, a handle or extrusion located on the side of a ceramics, jug, glass, vase, or other container. They are sometimes found on prehistoric ceramics and stone c
Iga ware flower vase with "ear" lugs, 17th century, Edo period
Single suspension lug (knob), vertical hole, of the Gebel el-Arak Knife
Ancient Egyptian lugged and drilled pot of marble stone (3rd millennium BCE)
Ancient Egypt was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in the northeastern corner of Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150 BC, when Upper and
Artifacts of Egypt from the prehistoric period, from 4400 to 3100 BC. First row from top left: a Badarian ivory figurine, a Naqada II jar, a Bat figurine. Second row: a diorite vase, the Gebel el-Arak Knife, a cosmetic palette.
Ancient Petroglyphs of giraffe, ostrich, and longhorned cow being driven by a human, featured in the desert region, Gilf Kebir, Egypt.
The Narmer Palette depicts the unification of the Two Lands.