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Accession_Number temp.2022.7.3
Shape cruet (askos)
Shape_description the shape is similar to an askos (a jar used to pour wine or olive oil but askoi generally have a pouring spout wider and parallel to the handle, and they are very often zoomorphic), this is a cruet for daily use. Rounded body jar with flat base, rounded neck to insert the oil, a pouring spout in the upper body to pour the olive oil; solid handle from the middle of the neck to the upper part of the body.
Material terracotta
Fabric
Fabric_description gray clay
Munsell_color 2.5Y 6/2 2.5Y 4/1
Decoration no decoration, domestic use
Inscriptions
Condition intact without cracks, the rim of the neck is a little chipped, darker spots in some places of the jar
Technique/Style turning lathe
Provenance Italy
Period Late Roman
Date
Dating_details
Artist
Attribution
Image
Comparanda temp.2014.12.1
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Beazley_DB
Height 26.0
Diameters neck: 7.0 body: 14.2 base: 8.5
Handle_height 9.5
Other_dims. neck height: 8.5 pouring spout height: 8.5
Location 6.2
Edited_by Ludovica
Date_edited 12/07/2022
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