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jar
Object Type
jar
Museum number
1883,1208.17
Description
Pottery jar, Albano black ware, with a circular flat base and a convex shaped body narrowing towards the base, marked on the exterior below the rim with an incised chevron design with circles at the end of each point and three protrusions remaining inbetween, fragments now missing, worn and chipped in places, and there are traces of a whitish deposit.
Cultures/periods
Latian
Production date
9thC BC-8thC BC
Production place
Made in:
Latium
Materials
pottery
Dimensions
Height:
5.60 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Vase / Catalogue of Vases in the British Museum
(H50)
CVA British Museum 7 / Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Great Britain 10, British Museum 7
(IVBa pl. 2, 7)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
W T Belt
Acquisition date
1883
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1883,1208.17
Conservation
Treatment
: 14 Jun 2021