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Pottery jar

Title
Pottery jar
Description
The vessel has an oval prolonged body and a flared rim. It is adorned with a series of alveoli under the lip, with four flattened crossed crested circular buttons, alternating with groups of three alveoli.
This type of jar for everyday use was used in the kitchen for preparing and storing various types of products and was wide spread in all Dacian settlements.
Find spot: Căpâlna (jud. Alba)
Dimensions: Height: 27 cm; Mouth diameter: 17 cm;
Material: clay, rough brown-yellow paste
Execution technique: hand-built, oxidation firing
Geographic coverage
Latitude:45° 50' 31; Longitude: 23° 35' 25
Historical Date
1st century BC.
Time Period
Dacian Era
ID
V 18563
Scan Type
3D
Scan Format
3DPDF
Digitization Method
Language
Romanian
Rights
CC BY-NC-ND
Source
National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca
Data Provider
National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca
Provider
Romania