A Lug (knob) is a typically flattened protuberance, a knob, or extrusion on the side of a vessel: pottery, jug, glass, vase, etc. They are sometimes found on prehistoric ceramics/stone-vessels such as pots from Ancient Egypt, Hembury ware, claw beakers, and boar spears. A lug may be shaped with a lip for suspension. In Ancient Egypt, lugs contained a hole for suspension, with 2– or 3–lugged vessels most common. In Roman times, lugs were on some types of column-sections to aid in construction. After slung by rope into position with a crane, the lugs were then masoned off.
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- Ancient Egypt stone pot, with suspending hole lugs. Click on picture.
- Stone pot, with suspending hole lugs. Click on picture.
- Pottery vessel from Predynastic Egypt. Suspension 'handles'. Click on picture.
