Italo-Corinthian Alabastron

Title: Italo-Corinthian Alabastron
Inventory Number: A0003
Date Acquired: 1909
Source: Magoffin
Provenance: Cervetri
From Date: -599
To Date: -500
Description: Small alabastron w main zone of four h rows of dots banded by broad stripe above and below, w narrow red stripe in center of each; pendant drops on shoulder; stripes around edge of rim and center aperture (possibly modern).
State of Preservation: Intact with possibility of enhancement of paint on rim.
Height: 7.3 cm
Max Diameter: 3.93 cm
Rim Diameter: 3.21 cm
Color: Clay body 5YR 7/6 (reddish-yellow); primary decoration 5YR 3/2 (dark reddish-brown); added stripes 10R 4/4 (weak red).
Notes: Slide Coll
Type: vessel
Material: fired clay