Votive Patera

Item

Title
Votive Patera
Inventory Number
A0296
From Date
-299
To Date
100
Description
Convex-sided bowl w high max D just below rim, fairly high ring base w deeply concave underside w prominent nipple. Coated all over w dark paint.
State of Preservation
Large fragments apparently deliberately chipped out of opposite side of base, nipple mostly chipped off so as to show hollow space beneath; sporadic chipping & wear elsewhere. Mottled discoloration of paint int & ext, probably fr exposure to moisture.
Height
2.95 cm
Max Diameter
7.07 cm
Rim Diameter
6.52 cm
Base Diameter
3.23 cm
Color
Clay body 7.5YR 7/2 (pinkish gray); paint 7.5YR N/3 (very dark gray) mottled ca 7.5YR 6/2 (pinkish gray).
Type
vessel
Material
fired clay

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