Kelsey Museum of Archaeology

Rome; Fragment; Glaze; Clay (unfired)

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Object Identifier
0000.00.0712
Object Name
Fragment
Lot
Meader, Cecil
Collections
Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type
Lamps
Materials
Glaze
Clay (unfired)
Height
3.85
Inscribed
yes
Artifact Obverse Inscription
FORTIS
Full Artifact Description
Buff micaceous clay with red glaze. Lamp fragment. Base, backside, rim and handle. Raised band set off by groove between plain rim and handlr. Raised band set off by groove between plain rim and depressed discus. Probably knob on either side of rim. Ring handle, two grooves on upper half. Double base ring set off by grooves. Stamp in raised letters FORTIS.
Subjects
undecorated
Verbatim Provenance
Italy
Verbatim Site
Rome
Countermark
no
Inscription Obverse Text
FORTIS
Publication Title
Ancient Pottery, II
Publication Author
Walters
Publication Year
0000
Type Category
Artifact

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