Fusiform Unguentarium

Item

Title
Fusiform Unguentarium
Inventory Number
A0123
Date Acquired
1958
Source
Rohe Bequest
Provenance
Italy
Description
Body with high maximum diameter on flaring pedestal foot; fairly short cylindrical neck with thick flared rim. Dark metallic paint applied from just below mid-height to interior of rim.
State of Preservation
Slight chipping on edge of rim, large chip from upper surface of base, slight chipping on body.
Height
7.6 cm
Max Diameter
3.54 cm
Rim Diameter
1.9 cm
Base Diameter
1.88 cm
Color
Clay body 5YR 6/6 (reddish yellow); paint metallic 2.5YR N4/ (dark gray); mottled 2.5YR 6/6 (light red).
Type
vessel
Material
fired clay

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