jug

container used to hold liquid
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jug

Summary

jug ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • jug is a type of vessel[2].
  • jug's Commons category is recorded as Jugs[3].
  • jug comprises handle[4].
  • jug's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bottle gourds[5].
  • jug's Commons gallery is recorded as Jug[6].
  • jug's depicted by is recorded as Greek women with jug[7].
  • jug's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[8].
  • jug's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • jug's described by source is recorded as The Encyclopedia Americana[10].
  • jug's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[11].
  • jug's different from is recorded as Kanne[12].

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Definition and Type

jug is a type of vessel[2].

Use and Application

jug comprises handle[4].

Why It Matters

jug ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).[1] jug has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] jug is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) handle
    Depicted by Greek women with jug
    Has parts
    Different from Kanne
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 21290, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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