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Accession_Number REDMG:1961.199.3
Shape Jar
Shape_description Continuously curving sides: flaring rim, rounded on the upper surface, broad cylindrical neck, nearly diagonal shoulders, ovoid body narrowing to a pinched stem, flaring base, flat (although rough and thus unstable) on the underside.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Perhaps Cypriote
Fabric_description Medium-grained, with inclusions
Munsell_color 5YR 6/6
Decoration Reserved
Inscriptions
Condition Intact, but scratched with dark grey surface adhesions, and chips to the base.
Technique/Style Wheel Made
Provenance Unknown
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Beazley_DB
Height 8.2
Diameters Rim 3.0, body 3.8, base 2.2
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Location Reading Museum loan boxes
Edited_by Amy; Marianne; Joana Varela
Date_edited 27.08.2004; 27.08.2009; 05.04.2017
The Ure Museum is part of
The University of Reading, Whiteknights, PO Box 217, Reading, RG6 6AH