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Accession_Number 14.9.11
Shape
Shape_description
Material Terracotta
Fabric Thessalian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 8/4
Decoration Painted decoration in dull black on both sides in rectangles with lines inside with cross hatching on the underside. Part of two bored holes at the same end but slightly apart, perhaps for suspension. No finished edges.
Inscriptions
Condition Small surface scratches. Paint is wearing off of both sides but the design is still distinguishable. Small piece on the corner has been repaired.
Technique/Style
Provenance Sesklo, Thessaly
Period Neolithic
Date 5300-4400
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref reference 1
reference 2
Beazley_DB
Height 9.2
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims. L. 6.4; th. 0.6
Location 11.2.25
Edited_by Denise; Kinsey; Jayne
Date_edited 19.09.2002; 16.01.2006; 25.01.2024
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