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vessel
Object Type
vessel
Museum number
1868,1228.150
Description
Rim portion of a pottery pedestalled vessel. Sharply profiled: on rim, small accidental(?) peak. On shoulder are groups of vertical notches and on the rim, above the shoulder and on the foot circumferential ones. Below the shoulder, groups of shallow wide vertical grooves. Both surfaces brick red-brown and black, polished; partially preserved; in places slightly burnt; previously poorly restored.
Cultures/periods
Hallstatt A
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Neugraben, River
Excavated/Findspot:
Schlieben
Materials
pottery
Technique
polished
Dimensions
Diameter:
255 millimetres
(mouth)
Height:
165 millimetres
Curator's comments
Orlinska 2001 Findspot: Neugraben river, vicinity of; Schlieben [inscribed on artefact]. Imprecise location.
Bibliographic references
Orlinska 2001 / Catalogue of the 'Germanic' Antiquities from the Klemm Collection in the British Museum
(p.149)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Johannes Gustav Klemm
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Dr Gustav Friedrich Klemm
Acquisition date
1868
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1868,1228.150