Fusiform Unguentarium

Item

Title
Fusiform Unguentarium
Inventory Number
A0138
Date Acquired
1909
Source
Magoffin
Provenance
Italy
From Date
-299
To Date
-100
Description
Bulbous body w max D ca mid-height continuing into tall concave pedestal flaring to flat bottom; tall cylindrical neck w projecting discoid rim shallowly convex on top. Prominent wheel-marks approximating grooving all over ext.
State of Preservation
Incrustation all over, heavy in some places.
Height
21.5 cm
Max Diameter
7.54 cm
Rim Diameter
4.12 cm
Base Diameter
3.54 cm
Color
Clay body 5YR 5/3 (reddish brown) mottled to ca 10YR 5/1 (gray).
Type
vessel
Material
fired clay