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Accession_Number L.2011.1.51
Shape Little amphora
Shape_description Fragment of rim and one handle, evidence of the connection of the second handle. Vertical short handle with the right side more protruding, extended from the lower part of the rim to the shoulder. Short cylindrical neck, flaring in a quite horizontal shoulder.
Material Terracotta
Fabric African Red Slip
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 2.5YR 6/6
Decoration Pattern on the handle(short horizontal lines on the edge, one on the left, two on the right); moulded ring at the junction between rim and neck, with a pattern (short vertical incised lines) above and below.
Inscriptions
Condition fragmentary, chipped and worn
Technique/Style
Provenance Carthage
Period Roman
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image

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Oblique view of an amphora fragment.

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Oblique view of an amphora fragment.

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Front view of an amphora fragment.

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Front view of an amphora fragment.

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Front view of an amphora fragment.

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Front view of an amphora fragment.

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Front view of an amphora fragment.

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Front view of an amphora fragment.

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Top view of an amphora fragment.

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Top view of an amphora fragment.
Comparanda
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Beazley_DB
Height 5.0
Diameters rim 3.8
Handle_height
Other_dims. L handle: 3.3; W neck: 3.1
Location 6.1.C.7
Edited_by Charley Chamberlain and Alice Honey; Marta; Joana Varela; Jayne
Date_edited 15/08/2011; 05.04.2017; 23.11.2022
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