Jerusalem / Amphora rim and handles / Ceramic

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Record Details

Object Identifier: 0000.00.1843
Object Name: Amphora rim and handles
Lot: Kelsey, Francis W.
Collections: Kelsey Permanent Artifact Collections
Object Type: Pottery
Materials: Ceramic
Length: ;
Width: ;
Height: 17.5;
Thickness: ;
Weight: ;N/A
Inscribed: yes
Artifact Obverse Inscription: OBVRON
Full Artifact Description: Thick out splayed rim, rounded and somewhat flattened. Wide mouth opening. Cylindrical neck broadens at base into broad shoulder. Two curving tubular handles attached below rim and also on shoulder. Two curving tubular handles attached below rim and also on shoulder. Rectangular stamp on handle reads OBVRON. Light orange clay, unslipped and very thick. Fragment breaks off at shoulder and part of neck. Random modeling marks.; Gazda: Amphora fragment with stamped handle. Clay.
Subjects: undecorated
Verbatim Provenance: Israel
Verbatim Site: Jerusalem
Countermark: no
Inscription Obverse Text: OBVRON
Condition Notes: needs accession number painted on
Exhibition Title: Case 39 - Syria-Jordan
Exhibition Curator: Gazda, Elaine
Exhibition Year: 2009
Publication Title: Athenian Agora V: Roman Pottery
Publication Author: Robinson
Publication Year: 0000
Type Category: Ceramic

Technical Details

Collection: Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection
Record: 0000.00.1843
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.1843/0000_00_1843p011.tif

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Full citation: "Jerusalem; Amphora rim and handles; Ceramic." In the digital collection Kelsey Museum of Archaeology Art & Artifact Collection. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/kelsey/x-0000.00.1843/0000_00_1843p011.tif. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 03, 2024.