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Painted ceramic fragment

Title
Painted ceramic fragment
Description
The fragment belonged to a storage vessel, probably of pyriform shape. The zoomorphic decoration was painted with red paint on a white-yellowish slip. The vessel belongs to the category of figurative painted pottery, which is specific only to the region of the Dacian Kingdom’s capital.

Place of discovery: Grădiştea de Munte – Dealul Grădiştii, Orăştioara de Sus commune (Hunedoara County)
Dimensions: L: 8,3 cm
Material: clay, fine paste
Technique: wheel-thrown, oxidant firing
Geographic coverage
Latitude:45 37’23” N; Longitude: 23 18’43” E
Historical Date
the second half of the 1st century AD.
Time Period
Dacian Era
ID
11696
Scan Type
3D
Scan Format
3DPDF
Digitization Method
Language
Romanian
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND
Source
Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization, Deva
Data Provider
Museum of Dacian and Roman Civilization, Deva
Provider