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MM 1956:150 :: biconical urn

Object description: Everted rim; high, conical neck; depressed globular body; handle attachment from vertical band handle (broken off) on shoulder; raised, hollowed base. Dark grey to yellowish impasto with occasional mica inclusions; exterior burnished. Triple incised, complex, geometric pattern on body.

Data elements
References (2)

Inventory number

MM 1956:150

Serie nummer

238

Object

biconical urn

Country - Findspot

Italy : Europe

Place - Findspot

Cerveteri

Material

Earthenware; Clay; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Keramik

Context

Sorbo necropolis, Tomb 299:7

Acquisition

Received in exchange from Museo di Villa Giulia, Rome.

Description

Everted rim; high, conical neck; depressed globular body; handle attachment from vertical band handle (broken off) on shoulder; raised, hollowed base. Dark grey to yellowish impasto with occasional mica inclusions; exterior burnished. Triple incised, complex, geometric pattern on body.

Comments

Museum n° 32609.

Cf MM 1956:148-149, 151-152.

Keyword

ceramics

PhotoNegNo

MM neg 488; 2009.

Pottery Ware

Impasto

Height / Höjd

16 cm

Diameter

13,8 cm; 5,5 cm

Dimensions

H 16.0. Ø 13.8. Ø of base 5.5.

Condition

Handle and parts of rim missing. Perforation on mid-body. Worn.

Original register

GreekRoman

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