jar

MGECC-prov-34
Object type jug
Fabric storage pottery
Culture/period Roman world
Materials clay
Technique wheel-thrown
Mint
Production date -100 / -27
Museum Museu de Guissona
Current location Exposició permanent
Archaeological site Iesso
Township Guissona (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Lleida, Segarra)
Dimensions 520 x 610 mm diàmetre màxim zona de la panxa
Description
Large food storage jar that has been restored. Fired in an oxidising atmosphere, it has a simple, triangular lip, ovoid body, wide cylindrical neck and flat handles with striations. This jar was found in the excavation of the district of Republican houses in the archaeological park, broken and laid out flat to form a hearth. It bears two stamps of potters written in the Iberian language.
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Omeka ID 560