| Accession_Number | REDMG:1953.25.52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shape | Jug | ||||||||||||||||
| Shape_description | Wide mouth with slightly concave lip, and a ridge from which descends a moulded, overhanging rim, which broadens. The rim is concave on the underside and curves into a broad neck that broadens to a piriform body. The vertical strap handle emerges from the rim and descends sharply to the bottom of the shoulder. The raised base is flat on the underside. | ||||||||||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||||||||||
| Fabric | Sicilian | ||||||||||||||||
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| Munsell_color | 5YR 4/6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Decoration | Black glaze, except on underside and resting surface. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Condition | Chips on rim, deposits on interior, attachment of handle, and underside; slight scratches on the surface which otherwise retains its lustre. | ||||||||||||||||
| Technique/Style | Black glaze | ||||||||||||||||
| Provenance | |||||||||||||||||
| Period | Early Hellenistic | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | 325-300 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Comparanda | Cf. Reading 22.3.40 (a decorated version of the same shape) and Lipari 2, 167, pl. CXXX.3b (tomb 465) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 13.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Diameters | Mouth 6.7; neck 4.0; body 8.7; base 5.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Handle_height | 5.6 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Symposium | ||||||||||||||||
| Edited_by | Denise; Amy; Kinsey | ||||||||||||||||
| Date_edited | 21.08.2002; 08.07.2004; 10.01.2006 |
