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Accession_Number REDMG:1964.1658.1
Shape Lacrymaterion
Shape_description
Material Terracotta
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 6/4
Decoration Thin neck. Reserved inside. Top half of body is black glaze and the bottom half is reserved although the line between the two halves is uneven. Foot flares out and base is flat.
Inscriptions
Condition Neck and mouth missing. Some scratches to surface of black glaze but the lustre remains. Deposits on base and foot.
Technique/Style Black glaze; dipped
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2003.93.0157.jpg
Bottom part of a black-glazed lacrymaterion.
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Beazley_DB
Height 8.0
Diameters Neck 1.6; body 4.6; base 2.5
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location 4.1.1
Edited_by Denise; Jayne
Date_edited 13.08.2002; 25.01.2023
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