model building/structure;
stove(?)
- Museum number
- 1907,0520.79
- Description
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Terracotta model of a circular building, perhaps a funerary monument, composed of a square recessed base supporting a hollow cylindrical body decorated with four fluted columns with yellow painted capitals on the exterior, and a perforated grate separating a combustion chamber from the portion above; a separate small rounded pottery container wih a pair of handes and a recessed rim originally holding a separate lid sits at the top.
- Production date
- 350BC-300BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 29.50 centimetres
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Width: 21.80 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Charcoal was originally burnt in the lower portion in order to heat the bowl placed at the top, perhaps suggesting a function as a form of incense burner.
- Location
- On display (G22/dc7)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1997 15 Jan-15 Jun, Spain, Barcelona, Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, Architectural Models of Antiquity
- Acquisition date
- 1907
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1907,0520.79