Accession_Number | 34.10.15 |
Shape | Phormiskos; rattle |
Shape_description | Gourd-shaped vessel, with an elongated ovoid body tapering into a cylindrical handle that finally terminates in elongated, rounded tip. Pierced in the bottom of the ovoid part, and ca. 2 cm from the tip. Use as a rattle is indicated by the sound of a pebble inside. |
Material | Terracotta |
Fabric | Boeotian |
Fabric_description | Medium gray clay (because the piece is intact it is impossible to determine whether this colour results from burning, which is likely because the colour ranges from dark to light in patches). |
Munsell_color | 5Y 4/1 |
Decoration | White (?) slip has burned, and mostly flaked off. |
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Condition | Intact. The surface of the rattle is very rough, scratched, with peeling slip and dark grayish-white adhesions. There are three large cracks at the top of the ovoid part. |
Technique/Style | White slip (?) |
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Archive_Ref | reference 1 reference 2 |
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Height | 15.5 |
Diameters | Body 5.1 |
Handle_height | 5.4 |
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Location | Household |
Edited_by | Georgina; Amy; Kinsey; Joana Varela |
Date_edited | 08.08.2002; 14.05.04; 06.01.2006; 24.04.2017 |