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Object Number
12-17-40/E501.1
Display Title
Pottery fragments
Descriptions
Object Description
Pottery fragments - 1 showing polished slip of black polished ware. The black color is due to the deposition of carbon by baking in a smothered fire.
Inventory Description
Ceramic base sherds, miscellaneous, plain, 2 painted and polished
Classification
- Sherd
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Etruscan?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Italy
Additional Geographic Terms
Cerveteri; Rome, 28 miles Northwest of
Materials
Ceramic
Dimensions
Overall: 9.8 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
17
Label on object
E501
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