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Potsherd
Object Number 40-77-40/9853
Display Title Potsherd
Descriptions
Object Description Sherd of thick, brown-gray clay, decorated on one side with deep vertical grooves bounding zones filled with triangles of deeply incised cross-hatching; the exterior of the rim has traces of graphite. 10 x 6 cm.
Inventory Description Ceramic rim sherd, orange ware, incised geometric design, mended
Classification
  • Sherd
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Early Iron Age
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Austria / Oberosterreich / <County> / <City> / Hallstatt
Intrasite Isolated finds
Materials Ceramic
Dimensions Overall: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (3 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 40-77-40/9853
Provenance
Provenance Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg (1907)

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