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Accession_Number 22.3.36
Shape Fragment
Shape_description Fragment part of a pot, likely from the handle near the rim.
Material Terracotta.
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color GLEY 2 2.5/5PB
Decoration The exterior possesses several images of what appear to be flower like decorations, consisting of a large white spot with eight slightly smaller white dots scattered around them. These flowers are in alignment and stretch across the middle section of the object. Beneath these flowers are a series of smaller dots that form a line stretching from one side of the artefact to the other. The interior of the object possesses countless lines connecting one part of the pot to the other, and vary in shades of brown.
Inscriptions No visible or clear inscriptions upon the object.
Condition Fragmentary with numerous chips across the edges of the exterior and interior of the artefact, the face of the object and its handle. Countless, small chunks of paint are missing from both the outer and inner faces of the artefact.
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

2003.38.0003.jpg


2003.38.0095.jpg

Comparanda
Bibliography
Archive_Ref
Beazley_DB
Height
Diameters
Handle_height
Other_dims.
Location 11.1.8
Edited_by Harry Aboud
Date_edited 07/09/2022
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