Unguentarium

Item

Title
Unguentarium
Inventory Number
A0408
Date Acquired
1909
Source
Magoffin
Provenance
Italy
Description
Horizontally ridged bulbous body continuing into shallowly concave neck which tapers in before spreading to tall, shallowly concave vertical rim, deeply concave on int; cylindrical base finial.
State of Preservation
Most of base finial chipped off, top edge of rim badly chipped, one large and one small chipped patch on body; some prefiring repair on lower body
Height
15.0 cm
Max Diameter
7.5 cm
Rim Diameter
6.75 cm
Base Diameter
2.05 cm
Color
Clay body 5YR 7/4 (pink); surface 7.5YR 8/2 (pinkish white).
Type
vessel
Material
fired clay