Kelsey Museum of Archaeology: Rome

Object Identifier: 0000.00.0466
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Lamps
Materials: Clay (unfired); Slip
Length: 9.0
Width: 7.2
Height: 3.0
Inscribed: no
Full Artifact Description: Buff clay with mottled brown and tan slip; badly worn. Circular nozzle extending part way across rim and having curved groove at base. On rim, raised vine design, bunches of grapes alternating with leaves. Band set off by grooves between rim and discus. Small air hole at base of nozzle. On discus, Fortuna, standing oar in right, hair knotted at neck, wears long chiton. Moulded handle broken, two grooves on upper half. On reverse within circular grooves incised letters : R ( ) ( ) ( ); VISTO; RS; Rather crudely made.
Verbatim Provenance: Italy
Verbatim Site: Rome
Countermark: no
Type Category: Artifact

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Rome; Clay (unfired); Slip