Unguentarium

Item

  • Bulbous body with tall cylindrical neck and outturned rim, flat base with concentric smoothing marks; prominent paring marks on body. Neck dipped in dull dark paint which dripped on body.
Title
Unguentarium
Inventory Number
A0119
Date Acquired
1909
Source
Magoffin
Provenance
Italy
Description
Bulbous body with tall cylindrical neck and outturned rim, flat base with concentric smoothing marks; prominent paring marks on body. Neck dipped in dull dark paint which dripped on body.
State of Preservation
Large grit-hole at mid-body.
Height
7.02 cm
Max Diameter
3.24 cm
Rim Diameter
1.99 cm
Color
Clay body 5YR 7/6 (reddish yellow); paint ca 10R 3/3 (dusky red).
Type
vessel
Material
fired clay

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