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Accession_Number REDMG:1997.209.2
Shape Lacrymaterion
Shape_description Bulbous vase, with rounded outturned rim, a tall cylindrical neck tapering down and then broadening to a baggy body with a narrow, flat base. Striations on the exterior indicate where the vase was scraped by the pottery during creation.
Material Terracotta
Fabric Romano-Egyptian
Fabric_description
Munsell_color 7.5YR 5/6
Decoration Reserved
Inscriptions
Condition Intact but with a large chip on the rim; scratches on the interior (neck) and slightly on the exterior; black stains and bronish-gray adhesions on exterior.
Technique/Style Red ware
Provenance
Period New Kingdom
Date 100 BC-AD 100
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Beazley_DB
Height 8.7
Diameters Rim 2.4; neck 1.5; body 3.8; base 1.8
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Location Reading Museum loan boxes
Edited_by Amy
Date_edited 17.08.2004
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