architecture
- Museum number
- 1973,0403.196
- Description
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Ceramic finial or chimney pot / vent. Solid circular base with four tiers above, the uppermost of which is enclosed and domed with a decorative terminal above. The first tier has circular and ovoid openings, the second arched, the third triangular and the fourth arched. These tiers are separated by a protruding band of fluted decoration made with finger indentations.
The object has been heavily reconstructed, with some original sherds, notably at the base and a section of the roof.
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 167 millimetres (base, external (reconstructed))
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Height: 610 millimetres (reconstructed)
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Thickness: 18 millimetres (at base, reconstructed)
- Curator's comments
- This is the best preserved of several from Ashtead; see Ant J 1976 (David Bird, pers. comm.).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1973
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1973,0403.196