Amphora (uncertain)

80-19-18

From: Italy | Torre Mordillo

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

Object Number 80-19-18
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture South Italian
Provenience Italy | Torre Mordillo
Manufacture Location South Italy
Date Made 399-300 BCE
Section Mediterranean
Materials Ceramic
Technique Glazed
Description

Flaring rim, flat on top, continuous in curve with slightly concave neck. The stub of the upper attachment of a thick handle is preserved. A glazed band at the outer and inner edges of the lip. Glaze smears on neck and beneath handle stub. Otherwise unglazed. Buff clay.

Notation: 50P 29 63 on inner surface of neck.

Height 5.5 cm
Outside Diameter 9.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of the Estate of Oliver C. Colburn, 1980

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