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Accession_Number 2003.6.18
Shape Fragment
Shape_description
Material Terracotta
Fabric Laconian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 10YR 6/4
Decoration Base fragment of a small pot, decorated with three straight lines at the base, two of which are black; the middle one is of a faded purple colour. Above the lines is a large black pattern which takes up nearly all of the space left on the fragment. The interior is decorated with a black gloss.
Inscriptions
Condition Single fragment, slightly worn, although black pattern and lines on the fragment are still clearly visible.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period Laconian I
Date 650-600
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2007.03.1218.jpg
Oblique view of the esterior of a pot's fragment.

2007.03.1219.jpg
Oblique view of the interior of a pot's fragment.
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height 2.2
Diameters Max. 4.4; min. 3.8
Handle_height
Other_dims. Min. thickness 1.1
Location Timeline 2 top
Edited_by Marie Hayward; Kinsey
Date_edited 30.06.2003; 17.01.2006
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